Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growing interest in German and Japanese in some parts of the world and the fact that the US looks likely to have more Spanish speakers than Anglophones some time in the next century may have an impact eventually . |
| 2 | He turned in his seat to raise his bound ankles over his girlfriend and kicked three times to free her door . |
| 3 | This is a slow launch which picks up speed and fades several times , and it is usually caused by a shortage of fuel or mechanical trouble on the winch or car . |
| 4 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 5 | Speaking at his home in Godalming , Surrey , he added : ‘ It has been a hard few months and I am now looking forward to a break and spending some time with my family . ’ |
| 6 | Speaking at his home in Godalming , Surrey , he added : ‘ It has been a hard few months and I am now looking forward to a break and spending some time with my family . ’ |
| 7 | Before inserting the l.e.d. clip , clean the front panel with meths and take some time to create an impressive design using rub-down lettering and symbols . |
| 8 | It is only through a combined approach that school will be enabled to deliver all their programmes of study and make enough time to do more . |
| 9 | With the benefit of hindsight , these are now estimated at £4,900 , comprising expenses of £1,220 and lost chargeable time of £3,680 . |
| 10 | Many local authorities are issuing court summonses and spending much time and money trying to persuade them that the poll tax has not been abolished and that it will be with us next year and possibly the year after . |
| 11 | In his eagerness to escape the encroaching flames , he worked the action and fired three times in rapid succession . |
| 12 | Tissue specimens were then fixed with periodate-lysine-2% paraformaldehyde for six hours at 4°C and washed three times with increasing concentrations of sucrose ( 10 , 15 , and 20% ) . |
| 13 | Consequently some CMHC teams tend to focus on more articulate , well-organized , socially competent people in a transient state of distress and have less time for the more seriously disturbed and those with long-term disorders who are less readily engaged in treatment . |
| 14 | Drug-users sharing needles contaminated with HIV are likely to be infected within less than five years if they inject once a week , and within three months if injecting 20 times a week . |
| 15 | Eddie Heley , Maintenance Fitter , was given £10 for an idea that could reduced wear and save down time on Axminster looms by fitting hardened brushes to the sneck sleeve bracket . |
| 16 | He had a brilliant technical mind but found little time for people . |
| 17 | We ventured to ask him what he was writing , and he replied that the trouble with being a publisher was that one was so absorbed in other people 's books as to have insufficient time and energy to devote to one 's own . |
| 18 | Now both dogs were fastened to the pipes by heavy chains that rattled each time they moved . |
| 19 | Sefa-Dedeh is looking at the hydration properties of legumes with the idea of developing a variety that takes less time . |
| 20 | The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that it would not be the first inspector 's decision that took some time to see the light of day once it had been referred to a Department . |
| 21 | If you do this you are unlikely to face the problem of forgetting about work and having inadequate time to do an assignment justice . |
| 22 | Eventually he had to make a choice between management and working full time in front of the cameras — so he resigned at Villa . |
| 23 | He introduced the Deer Act and spoke seventy-seven times during the Wildlife and Countryside Bill ( ‘ I can not understand why anyone should want to shoot a curlew . |
| 24 | Hold each squeeze for 1 second and repeat 20 times . |
| 25 | Hold each contraction for 1 second and repeat 20 times . |
| 26 | Its owner , Antonio Greppi , had social aspirations and spent much time and more money creating a fine façade and rooms so luxurious , and so dedicated to rich parties , that the city nobles came in droves . |
| 27 | Gorman is based in Letterkenny and played 20 times for the first team last season scoring three goals . |
| 28 | In contrast , however , the Cleveland Report is particularly sensitive to such issues in relation to sexual abuse and spends considerable time trying to weigh the often conflicting evidence it received on identification and assessment , particularly in terms of the reflex anal dilatation test . |
| 29 | At the weekend she had visited her parents ' home and spent some time with her sister , Jennifer , but she had found that she had been unable to tell them about David Markham . |
| 30 | Quiet introspection can be extremely valuable , especially for people who lead busy , hectic lives and spend little time alone . |