Example sentences of "[verb] [num] of [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present most are eligible for a discretionary parole review after serving one-third of their time , or six months , whichever is longer . |
| 2 | The physicians were busy , and Nicholas seldom saw Tobie or Abul , spending two-thirds of his time with Astorre and Thomas and John , and the rest at Sigouri , with Zacco . |
| 3 | For those with no knowledge of Russian , there is an intensive beginners ' course , known as Russian 1A1/1A2 , with a total of eight to nine contact hours weekly , which allows students to spend two-thirds of their time in their first year on Russian . |
| 4 | If , as has been guestimated , a draughtsman spends two-thirds of his time doing conceptual thinking , looking up tables , doing calculations , checking , etc. , and only one-third of his time with a pencil in his hand at the drawing-board , then an increase in productivity at the drawing-board itself of 300 per cent would mean an overall productivity increase in line with observed job reductions . |
| 5 | During the three-year course for registration , the student nurse spends four-fifths of her time on clinical work . |
| 6 | Women and children often spend most of their day collecting water ; in the hilly areas of Kenya women spend nine-tenths of their time on this single task . |