Example sentences of "[noun] and [v-ing] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genesis , Tracey 's distinctly secular celebration of the Creation , has been reissued as a CD , with two of the composer 's big-band classics ( Afro-Charlie and Murdering The Time ) added for good measure . |
| 2 | From them and from a local solicitor , Thomas Watson Brown , he learned much about trade union administration and the drafting of trade union rules ; they also , he claimed , fed his ambition to lead a national seamen 's union , initially at the cost of some domestic disharmony , his wife and his mother-in-law accusing him of neglecting his own restaurant business and resenting the time he spent with his own visitors , particularly " old long-faced Brown " the lawyer . |
| 3 | It 's precious meeting the odd soul on a high top and passing the time of day with them , knowing that no matter who or what they are , you share the same interests in wildlife , wilderness and solitude . |
| 4 | Andrew Golightly Ltd is applying to Durham County Council to vary planning permission for opencast mining and a drift mine at South Brandon , Brancepeth , by dropping the proposal for the drift mine and extending the time limit for restoration of the site . |
| 5 | New developments in filtration have been mainly in the direction of improving performance and lengthening the times between backwashing . |