Example sentences of "[vb infin] time [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These doctors are busy and it can take time to arrange examinations . |
| 2 | But it will take time to put Berlin together again . |
| 3 | Stephen Clapham , an analyst at Hoare Govett , said : ‘ It will take time to cut costs in the acquisitions , but they look sensible on an 18-month basis . ’ |
| 4 | For best results , do take time to prepare surfaces properly you plan to paint or paper . |
| 5 | As a matter of course , all teachers should have a good dictionary available in the classroom , and should take time to show pupils how to use it . |
| 6 | Most of the party leaders were in any case inherited from Balfour and it would take time to find men of the new stamp , even if this were possible . |
| 7 | He had n't thought about himself , but with Tom taking on another farm , a farm that would one day be his own responsibility , it was hardly likely he would have time to take care of Seb too . |
| 8 | The good readers , in contrast , seem to recognise words so quickly that the beneficial ( or harmful ) effects of context do not have time to take effect . |
| 9 | They had a lot of gardening and planning to do and Mary did not have time to visit Colin that day . |
| 10 | John believes that women of the 90's do n't have time to spend hours fussing with their hair . |
| 11 | For one thing it gives me the opportunity to write to you , and also I must have time to draw breath and come to terms with this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me . |
| 12 | The final act of betrayal by William 's ministers was committed when they failed to call Parliament within twenty days of his death ( a violation of the Act of Security of 1696 ) , so that the Privy Council would have time to declare war on France without facing opposition from the Scottish Parliament . |
| 13 | During the ferry crossing you will have time to purchase duty free goods . |
| 14 | We do n't have time to play games . |
| 15 | And criminals are warned that from then , they wo n't even have time to tell police it 's a fair cop . |
| 16 | But really , I think , it 's the case that , in this job , you do n't have time to develop obsessions , what with the insane turnover , and all the incentives to pluralism . |
| 17 | Politicians do n't have time to read screeds , so you have to give them short , pithy things to look at , We were doing all this anyway , of course , but the chaps at Barton , including Andy , are working on it much more effectively since we were able to say definitely that the DTI civil servants were agin them . |
| 18 | Pity I did n't have time to make bouillabaisse . |
| 19 | I mean some people adopt the approach of trying to d do it all in about two hours just before the deadline so they do n't have time to feel self critical erm I think perhaps if you can , you know , rather than , rather than trying to do it all at once I mean the business of , of going through successive drafts of things and gradually getting them better and better , I mean the first drafts of things that I write are , are usually just scribbles on the back of a piece of paper that 's , with something else on the front |
| 20 | She rang the Sunday Herald number , placating her conscience with the thought that she might not have time to ring Tracey that evening after all ; but when she got through to the news desk , she discovered that he had taken the shuttle to Glasgow the morning before . |
| 21 | Nevertheless the essential social situation remains they same — they are marginal and disposable as workers , they are isolated , even more than women with young children who do n't work , for they do n't have time to meet others in parks and playgrounds , and they have the stress of simultaneously minding children and working . |
| 22 | Emily sighed with relief , she must be alone , she must have time to think things out . |
| 23 | If you do not have time to prepare breakfast it should not matter . |
| 24 | To fulfil her role properly , she must have time to prepare sessions and keep up to date with a wide range of subjects . |
| 25 | They do n't have time to verify stuff , a lot of the time they just put it out and it turns out to be false . |
| 26 | As you wake up in the morning , you may hear yourself say , ‘ If you go back to sleep , you wo n't have time to have breakfast . |
| 27 | As it is especially important in these languages to stress the right syllable the language learner must devote time to practise stress sufficiently . |
| 28 | Did n't she even want time to think things over ? |
| 29 | Would she ever find time to paint wayside flowers again ? |