Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] time [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may modify my behaviour to conform to the expectations of the group , and I will do so in a much shorter time than I would in a one-to-one relationship . |
| 2 | I ca n't write much this time because I 'm so near to coming home that my hand shakes every time I pick up a pen . |
| 3 | What he would have really profited from at the beginning , he believes , was a coach and it was only some time after he joined the Vets movement that he found the next best thing , encouragement and advice from a distinguished Vet member of Cambridge Harriers , David Coward . |
| 4 | So this time cos it 's a third |
| 5 | Another is to ease her gently into the awareness that your visit will be shorter than usual , doing so some time after you have greeted her affectionately on your arrival and listened patiently to her news , views or troubles . |
| 6 | Er I do n't know shorthand but I thought y somebody who did know shorthand would probably have a less hard time than I do writing down notes . |
| 7 | While you could of course do press-ups and go for walks , you will probably have a much better time if you join the new keep-fit brigade . |
| 8 | The annual camp for secondary schools Cadet Corps gave me my first holiday away from home , but I was so homesick that a fortnight seemed an impossibly long time before I could get back to my parents and family . |
| 9 | But , er , that 's been resolved fortunately , we 've still got some delays on the Northern Line , and er , obviously do allow yourself a little extra time if you 're a Northern Line traveller . |
| 10 | We got them to show us Moonstruck three times , enjoying it more each time as we anticipated our favourite scenes . |
| 11 | Your goal should be to exert yourself a little more each time until you reach a brisk pace and you feel comfortable with it . |
| 12 | so that I could actually enjoy it more this time because it 's in , so much of a blur when you get married the first time that you 're caught up with it and you do n't really see what happens , I would like to get married all over again . |
| 13 | In fact , I gave her more thinking time than I 'd bargained for as the crush at the bar was worse than when we 'd arrived . |
| 14 | You did n't say that , you 're going up this time if you wanted that . |
| 15 | It seemed to take an unduly long time before it took hold . |
| 16 | He carried on presenting dancers in an amateur capacity , but it was an activity that was taking up more time than he could afford . |
| 17 | We stayed at John Bannon 's Hotel in Manali Orchards for rather more time than we had intended . |
| 18 | I 'm now gon na give you one last exercise then which may take rather more time than we 've got . |
| 19 | As I stood hesitating in the doorway , Miss Kenton appeared at my side and said : ‘ Mr Stevens , I have a little more time than you at the moment . |
| 20 | ‘ The recovery is taking a little more time than I 'd hope for but I 'm rather impatient . |
| 21 | I 've had a really horrendous time while you 've been away cavorting with your Jews … ’ |
| 22 | Charles became as adept at changing nappies and bathing William as Diana , and , even when he was small , both spent as much time as they could with him . |
| 23 | Both she and Dr Leitch spent as much time as they could spare talking to the young parents who would come to collect these patients on discharge . |
| 24 | If training officers themselves are not common , staff who can devote as much time as they would like , to training , ( whatever their title ) appear to be very rare indeed . |
| 25 | In hospital , the parents can be enabled to spend as much time as they wish with their sick child , and efforts can be made to keep to the child 's familiar routines ( Rutter , 1979b ) . |
| 26 | There are two girl keepers who spend as much time as they can with him and are giving him so many titbits that he 's getting thoroughly spoiled . |
| 27 | They say they will spend as much time as they can together in the interests of their children . |
| 28 | In the lakes so , they 're gon na spend as much time as they can round the |
| 29 | For the next 2½ years we spent as much time as we could at the melin . |
| 30 | ‘ When you spend as much time as we did trying to stop others scoring tries , you do n't have much time to argue with the ref ’ — ZIMBABWE 's REPRESENTATIVE when accepting the World Cup Fair Play Award . |