Example sentences of "[is] [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure you have had the time , what you do n't do is make the time because |
| 2 | ‘ She 's taking the long way back , ’ she would say , ‘ the sun 's still warm … she 's enjoying herself … she 's forgotten the time … . ’ |
| 3 | What we now need to ask is has the time arrived er for this measure to begin to be acceptable by the Home Office , it would be nice if there was a just a little indication er as I 'm er proceeding through er this measure from the minister at the despatch box , that the time was now right for this er particular proposal er which was not anything that was voted against er on second reading but merely failed to overcome the hurdle of getting a closure when by seventy eight votes to nil er it was carried except that carrying was not sufficient in order arrive at a closure so that the measure could move in the committee . |
| 4 | The effect they have on performance is to increase the time taken for transactions on the Working-Set database . |
| 5 | He 's got to fulfil all three roles , and the more managerial work going on in the office , the harder it is to find the time to do the work for the clients , which is what produces the fees . |
| 6 | ‘ The important thing is to know the time delay between when the fire starts and the detector operates , ’ says Peter Burray , head of fire detection at the station . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , the president is filling the time with less provocative suggestions . |
| 8 | Ease of access to the garden , especially if you grow your own herbs , vegetables and fruit , is also important , as is minimising the time you spend answering the front and back doors . |
| 9 | it 's getting the time to do it . |
| 10 | The challenge facing large organizations of all types is to reduce the time among these three stages . |
| 11 | ‘ If you ask me , she 's having the time of her life . |
| 12 | Barbel says the key to happiness is adapting to different situations and enjoying them equally … bomber pilot and society hostess , she 's having the time of her life . |
| 13 | And your old uncle is having the time of his life , and wishes he could write better letters . |
| 14 | Goram 's looking after number one Andy Goram is having the time of his life with Rangers and Scotland , but the road to the top has been strewn with pitfalls . |
| 15 | Here the problem is finding the time to get things done . ’ |
| 16 | The problem is finding the time to do everything I 'd like to do . |
| 17 | A better method is to measure the time taken for the full code to be read in . |
| 18 | I do n't think it will be hard , it 's finding the time to do it properly . |
| 19 | Our task and privilege is to take the time and make a serious effort to reflect on our lives and to realise anew , the saving and sanctifying power of God . |
| 20 | It 's leaving the time |
| 21 | The object is to minimise the time the machine is cranked over , because in that situation neither brake nor throttle can be seriously applied . |
| 22 | If a closed.loop stepping motor control is to minimise the time Spent in moving a load to a target position a velocity profile of the form shown in Fig. 8.11(a) must be used . |
| 23 | To explain a watch we need to realize both how its springs and wheels ( or , nowadays , microchips ) work and that its purpose is to tell the time . |