Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [to-vb] [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much better to spend your time with a lot of starry-eyed folk , over candle-lit dinners , under velvet skies , with a sense of total freedom . |
| 2 | ‘ If it were n't for your penny-pinching ways I would n't be so eager to spend my time in London . |
| 3 | The rule is designed to help the genuinely unemployed to use their time constructively . |
| 4 | It was obviously far more interesting to spend his time chatting up the local talent . |
| 5 | Now they are more likely to spend their time sitting in front of the television , watching videos or staring at a computer screen . |
| 6 | Given this situation , some girls were more likely to spend their time cultivating romance than academic qualifications . |
| 7 | But it had not eluded Jack Stone , and he had thought that Stone was as prepared to pay his time in prison , in order know return to that normality , as Chrissie was to pay her time in waiting for him . |
| 8 | I suspect that such things may gradually wither away , as members of staff are increasingly prepared to give their time according to the letter of their contracts and no more , and are increasingly expected to do so . |
| 9 | But for the bony discomfort of the seats and the pressure of other people 's legs it was quite pleasant to take our time . |
| 10 | Here , it is so very easy to forget what time of the day it is or even what day it is . |