Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] time [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gould also used his time to visit the great Australian explorer Charles Sturt at his home at Varroville outside Sydney . |
| 2 | MYSELF : If an Arab entered a room and separated fourteen Jews from the rest , or a white man in a peaked hood with slits for eyes the same number of number of blacks , nobody would be wasting their time denying the anti-semitic or racist nature of the crime . |
| 3 | Still , it would give her time to discuss the subject over a sandwich with Joanna . |
| 4 | If we can do that and if we can hold the dam , as it were , for a few more years , that will give us time to assemble the ethical arguments against whaling , and to get them diffused further in the world . |
| 5 | I think the principle was that if the terrorists came round the corner , then they 'd make such a noise shooting us that they 'd wake up everybody inside and give them time to lock the door , and that was really our only role . |
| 6 | Then you can plan your time to get the most from your visit ? |
| 7 | What is certain is that the creative use of recorders was a general expectation : the saintly and amiable Ahmad Bu Aziza , asked to record an account of Zuwaya trading , refused to do so on the spot , but made an appointment for two days later ‘ to give me time to make the poem ’ . |
| 8 | Here 's to a browse through the winter knits , and the hope that global warming takes its time reaching the UK . |
| 9 | She spent her time building the only defences she knew . |
| 10 | So economists spent their time discussing the logic of the subject and the rationality of policies . |
| 11 | Again , if you are going to use a research department in your agency , you will want to put in your requests on a formal basis giving them time to fulfil the task . |
| 12 | Theses are the people that cause the problems and I have had enough and when at the same time you do n't believe the slogans they are shotuing its time to leave the Labour Party . |
| 13 | Fran hurried from the room , then took her time filling the glass with tonic and adding ice cubes from the freezer , wanting to get back on to an even keel before she went back and faced him . |
| 14 | She took her time choosing the paints , the pad , the brushes , and then returned to the house in a fever of excitement . |
| 15 | At the same event one of the MCs , a massive New York drag queen , hurled abuse at a tardy Naomi Campbell who took her time reaching the stage to collect her award for best model of the season . |
| 16 | She stood up and walked over to the arch that separated the two rooms , taking her time to search the room for Mike . |
| 17 | She did not reply at once , taking her time to empty the water from the snowdrop jar , then she glanced to where Doreen already occupied the front seat of the minibus . |
| 18 | It was a gesture , Blanche thought , to allow him time to absorb the information . |
| 19 | Black guy 's walking , taking his time crossing the street , traffic is piling up . |
| 20 | " Reckon he took his time getting the pose right , " the bearded man added in a broad Cork accent , and the men standing around him laughed quietly . |
| 21 | William looked around at the stacks of cartons and bundles and felt that he had been wasting his time tidying the stock . |
| 22 | We left for Salonika on 17 July , arrived next morning , and stayed two days , which gave me time to explore the older part of the town . |
| 23 | She gives me time to read the label on the front cover Government Commission Press Department , 1974 — then opens it and slowly turns the pages , so that I can see it is a cuttings book , in which the Commission 's Press Officer has pasted the results of his labours , the stories inspired by all his briefings , handouts and leaks . |
| 24 | HUNDREDS of children enjoyed a sunny day out by the sea yesterday , thanks to the kindness of 300 drivers who gave their time to transport the youngsters . |
| 25 | Dave Carlson , head of information systems at Kmart since 1982 , thinks that retailers have taken their time confronting the managerial implications of this . |
| 26 | Re-stowing the rest of the sails gave him time to get the details straight in his head . |
| 27 | A 6ft , 20-stone biker , Tiny would look more at home on the set of a Mad Max film but instead gives his time to help the Dreamflight team every year . |
| 28 | And then Paul takes me up to their house where I , usually about ten past eleven gives me time to get the pushchair put up again and |
| 29 | more time spent on devolution resulted in less time spent ‘ running ’ the school — teachers expected to spend their time educating the pupils rather than running a business ; |
| 30 | But as with physical wounds , it can sometimes run into complications caused by careless handling or the existence of unfavourable external or internal conditions which may delay recovery ; so the main concern of those caring for the bereaved should be to try to create the best possible conditions in which healing can take place , in which they feel loved and safe , and are permitted to take their time to absorb the fact of their loss and come to terms with it . |