Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 2 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 3 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 4 | The innovation of Private Eye ensured that deference , if not quite dead , would henceforth have a hard time . |
| 5 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 6 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
| 7 | So , while there is no need to spoil the fun by trying to make an over-blown production out of your Christmas video , why not give a little time and thought to ways of showing the excitement leading up to the day itself . |
| 8 | Answer your first-choice question and , if you finish or run out of anything else to write before the allocated time , do not give the extra time to the second question but keep it in reserve for the end of the examination . |
| 9 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 10 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
| 11 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
| 12 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
| 13 | For safety 's sake , some events may not use an optimum time — so check this with the organisers . |
| 14 | I can not remember a previous time when we have bought back a former council house . |
| 15 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
| 16 | But I really can not remember the last time I went out and bought something new from a retailer — other than test kits and silicon sealant . |
| 17 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |
| 18 | You 'll not have an easy time with her , Marilla . ’ |
| 19 | Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million . |
| 20 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 21 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 22 | The mountain before them was the birthplace of mankind ; and he referred the ladies , while excusing himself with an ingratiating laugh for mentioning an indelicate subject , to the authority of Our Saviour 's words to Nicodemus , where it is stated that a man can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born once more . |
| 23 | He can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born , can he ? |
| 24 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
| 25 | As befits an MBA graduate of Henley management school , Fothergill does not disguise the tough times ahead . |
| 26 | She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved . |
| 27 | I was suffering from a cold , the first for years — in fact I can not recall the last time I had a cold — and because the weather was nice the village was extremely busy with tourists and lots of traffic and people knocking on my door . |
| 28 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 29 | As some debates may not last the full time allotted to them , it is the responsibility of hon. Members to keep in touch with developments if they are not to miss their turn . |
| 30 | We shall further assume a sinusoidal time variation so that |