Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should improve with time and study ! |
| 2 | Erm and how we can speak to time and how we can control that time and make sure that even with interruptions which is what in a way what a meeting is about a discussion , that we 're able to stick to the time that we 've allocated for the particular meeting or presentation that we 've got . |
| 3 | First , we would expect over time that , for example , certain words would fall out of use and items related to these would appear relatively more difficult than those which use words still current . |
| 4 | Now I think we 'd better finish on time so you can go and stand in the , the wet and breathe in get some fresh air into your lungs and get all psyched up ready for your grading . |
| 5 | The train could n't stop in time and he was n't there by the time we had reversed . |
| 6 | The train could n't stop in time and he was n't there by the time we had reversed . |
| 7 | Annunziata agreed that Anthony was unlikely to waste time going out to dinner with the others even if he did return in time and promised to cook something quickly for him if he appeared wanting a meal . |
| 8 | A longer pile carpet would flatten over time and might become slippery with wear . |
| 9 | The elderly partners may have varying degrees of disability and , at any one time , the more able may be the primary carer , but this may shift over time and with variation in the physical health of each partner . |
| 10 | First of all , because conditions vary from society to society , the social practices in which particular individuals engage will depend on time and place . |
| 11 | He may be naturally drawn towards a discovery of a state which does not depend on time and space for its reality , but the medium of the imperfect world into which he is born means that : Such knowing and feeling , the mystics say , is given in response to a process — an ordering of the drives in human nature so that they can be expressed as love . |
| 12 | If he did apply in time and gave up all to one creditor , he remained a prisoner in the rest of the actions . |
| 13 | In the case of these problem behaviours , the duration measure should decrease over time if the intervention is working . |
| 14 | As later events were to prove , there was no guarantee that those constellations would persist over time or even continue to support moves towards integration . |
| 15 | Systematic cleaning is the adoption of the right combination of energy for the circumstances with regard to time and cost . |
| 16 | He argued that issues of fact were more difficult than in Britain because there was much false testimony and also because ‘ precision of observation with regard to time and distance is quite unknown to a large proportion of witnesses . ’ |
| 17 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and that it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( make sure good locks are fitted as standard by the manufacturer and frames are strengthened ) . |
| 18 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( so make sure good locks are fitted as standard ) . |
| 19 | That 's an attitude which may change with time because everyone who goes to Grendon is affected one way or another , staff and prisoners.tomorrow we see how much good has been done when they finish . |
| 20 | The weighing up of ‘ advantages ’ and ‘ disadvantages ’ here and in general is extremely difficult and will change with time and locality . |
| 21 | In Casati it was held that the scope of that restriction might vary in time and depended on an assessment of the requirements of the Common Market and on an appraisal of both the advantages and risks which liberalization might entail . |
| 22 | These might have been held to be missing links in a chain of which the links were very small in some places , and large ( so far ) in others ; but this idea conflicted with the notion that God would have created the best of all possible worlds , which should therefore not change over time since all change must be for the worse . |
| 23 | This indicates the extent to which the language test is able to predict how a child 's language will change over time and is referred to as predictive validity . |
| 24 | The workers , the direct producers of goods and services , have occupational choices that are generally free within the range offered by national capitalisms , but they do change over time and place . |
| 25 | Do they always pay on time or are they like everyone else ? |
| 26 | Mr Shamir , who now leads a caretaker government , must play for time while doing his utmost to talk the religious parties out of making a deal with Labour . |
| 27 | Erm moving around er feet movement I did n't quite master that yesterday but it it 's something that er I know that will come with time and er it 'll it 'll all come together . |
| 28 | So the disorder of the pieces will probably increase with time if the pieces obey the initial condition that they start off in a condition of high order . |
| 29 | I know she 'll learn in time but I want her to avoid the pitfalls . ’ |
| 30 | The work of the Commission is , however , quite long term and we will not see quick decisions — those caught up in the process may find in time that the cost of conversion to unitary authorities is too prohibitive . |