Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , if the character ends up in chamber 81d you might allow him to find the ring of Verena since he has so much time to kill . |
| 2 | As Katharine is away at university , she has very little time to ride . |
| 3 | Is not the real answer that the Conservative party has very little time and even less concern for British workers ? |
| 4 | ‘ I wish it was n't like that , it wastes so much time and that does run out in the end . |
| 5 | wastes so much time . |
| 6 | But it takes so much time and you 're leaving tomorrow . |
| 7 | It takes so much time , and conditions can be terrible , but it 's worth it to see the passengers . |
| 8 | ‘ To do anything in Sarajevo takes so much time . |
| 9 | It takes hardly any time at all to swoosh down a can of cola , and neither does this seem to have any effect in satisfying the appetite . |
| 10 | But you 'd be hard pressed to find someone who takes as much time and care with a musical instrument as Tony Zemaitis . |
| 11 | It takes far less time than full-scale autobiography , for we are looking for a profile of the significant events that have made you the distinctive person that you are ( warts and all , as they say ) . |
| 12 | However , any such strategy requires far more time and continuity of action and work to bear fruit . |
| 13 | It requires even more time and a visit to a hypnotherapist until she can reclaim the knowledge that the abuse lasted for many years . |
| 14 | This bass part contains some relatively complex syncopated sixteenth note patterns , and you may find it takes quite some time to get these parts to settle . |
| 15 | Duck and Frog search for their friends and it takes quite some time to find them all . |
| 16 | A large database of the type given in the example file takes quite some time to analyse completely , but the output is truly comprehensive . |
| 17 | Unfortunately however , these functions are poorly documented and it takes quite some time to discover how to use them . |
| 18 | Alton Towers clearly is an exception but again , you have to pay a lot of money for it and it takes quite some time to get the return er , back and , and I would say that erm , many of Michael 's erm , er , organic erm , er , expenditure will , will erm , provide er , a really good return rather quicker but in the long run we think Alton is good . |
| 19 | With a spreadsheet set up on a personal computer , this requires very little time to calculate and provides a direct guide to strategies concerned with cost leadership . |
| 20 | It takes very little time to do and makes an enormous difference to the finished garment . |
| 21 | This calculation may look cumbersome , but it takes very little time and provides record storage positions very effectively . |
| 22 | Myth no. 2 : exercising takes too much time Do you have a hectic timetable and feel you just do n't have the time to exercise ? |
| 23 | When I make the stake-out it takes too little time . |
| 24 | As the linker needle goes forward this time , the stitch already on the linker needle goes behind the latch of the linker needle . |
| 25 | Although it was quite expensive ( it cost £36 ) , it 's so easy to use and saves so much time . |
| 26 | Well it it saves so much time as well you see because and you get on so much quicker with everything ! |
| 27 | Then there was the element of fascination — I know practically nothing about him , nor what his business activities are or why he spends so much time in foreign countries . |
| 28 | One reason why Mr Severin 's books are usually impressive is that he spends so much time discussing the historical evidence for his theories . |
| 29 | That is why she spends so much time in her room . |
| 30 | This is one reason , probably , why Mr Perot speaks far less about deficit reduction than he once did , and spends far more time shooting at easy populist targets , such as NAFTA and wicked foreign lobbyists . |