Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In determining how much can be achieved in 15 minutes , consideration is taken of the time to store/restore and the time to verify , and equal durations of seven and a half minutes are allocated to these phases . |
| 2 | Do n't stick to a single time each day but try to vary it to see if the time of day makes a difference for you . |
| 3 | We also spoke of the encouraging future for South African cricket following recent changes in that long-isolated country , and of the good work being done by Ali Bacher and Steve Tshwete in uniting South African cricket at last , enabling former boycotters like myself to testify that the time had at last come to re-admit South African cricket to the international arena . |
| 4 | ‘ That is what I would like to do when the time is right . ’ |
| 5 | Britain should then join the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System , which Mrs Thatcher keeps promising to do when the time is ripe . ’ |
| 6 | It 'll be easy to leave when the time comes . |
| 7 | Amendment has now been made to the legislation to ensure that the time for raising and answering enquiries is calculated correctly . |
| 8 | The judges had to decide whether the time limit had been reached . |
| 9 | Hence A may infer that B intends to convey that the time is at least after whenever the milkman normally calls . |
| 10 | It would be a good idea to check that the time for the quick-wash programmes includes drying . |
| 11 | So , take the notebook and note the day and the time you start to knit and the time you finish , even if its only ten minutes later . |
| 12 | Start off with time in hand so that you can read notices and indicators in a calm state of mind ; buy your ticket in advance ; know exactly when you have to change and the time of the connections . |
| 13 | Holden seemed particularly nervous , repeating his lines over and over to himself like a raw newcomer terribly afraid he might forget how to deliver when the time came . |
| 14 | Polls suggested that up to one in four Conservative MPs wanted her to go before the next general election : growing numbers of backbenchers were prepared openly to declare that the time had come for her to call it a day . |
| 15 | It is easy to say that the time spent considering the Matisse is time better spent than that spent considering a Gerasimov , let alone a Bouguereau . |
| 16 | Jesus goes on to say that the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away . |
| 17 | And he would be the first to say that the time spent on making those long , hazardous journeys has paid dividends . |
| 18 | Stopping distance — that is , the time it takes for the brain to register the need to stop and the time it takes for the brake to take effect — is at 70 miles an hour a frightening 315 feet . |
| 19 | ‘ Which goes to show that the time was not ripe . |
| 20 | Just to give a flavour of the more joyful side : as a result of so many of us being out and being there , many other women workers , and many young women have come to feel that the time was right for them too , that they too have lesbian potential . |
| 21 | On the credit side , there is much for the parents as well as the teenagers to gain when the time comes for them to leave home . |