Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many studies of unemployment have been concerned to identify the various factors ( age , health , skill , social class , race , sex , etc ) which influence the length of time spent unemployed , the frequency of spells of unemployment and the categories of people who suffer disproportionately from job loss . |
| 2 | We can rediscover the continuity of time only in the novels of that period when time no longer seemed stopped and did not yet seem to have exploded . |
| 3 | The approach does , however , emphasize the importance of time periods . |
| 4 | In his failure to sound the horn in time there is tragedy , but it is not of a very complicated kind . |
| 5 | To locate faint sounds we automatically maximise the difference in time of arrival and loudness of the sound by turning our head until one ear is facing the source of the sound . |
| 6 | Anyway , Nigel , who loved trout , used to drain the millpond from time to time to rid it of some of the accumulated silt and then just pick them up . |
| 7 | These two developments have altered the balance between time spent upon problem identification ( fault diagnosis/isolation ) , solution identification/optimisation and that spent upon solution implementation and control ( repair and rectification ) . |
| 8 | However , I made the road in time , and followed it to Crabtree Wick , enjoying the firm surface after crossing the marsh . |
| 9 | By using the moon to time their breeding , the palolo worms ensure that they all spawn simultaneously . |
| 10 | Meals are a good way of suggesting the passage of time in a movie . |
| 11 | Of course , deciding how much information to obtain , given the cost in time and money of acquiring it , in itself demands the exercise of judgment . |
| 12 | In general I thought the campaign was well presented and dealt with by Media Action given the shortness of time they had to prepare the sketches and the associated scripts . |
| 13 | They just do n't actually have that information , a lot of small local groups , and I think maybe the C B S could work with the Engineers department in future years and try to get to those groups , because I 'm sure a lot of them , actually if they were given the opportunity in time to get in , that , that you might have a lot of people applying for flag and whatever than you do now . |
| 14 | Given the amount of time that the male has invested in his group of females , it is hardly surprising that he is ready to defend them vigorously against other males . |
| 15 | Given the amount of time that Karsten Schubert has been in business and given the new wave of gallery/dealers , this year is going to be the year to break with a much more open policy towards new art , are being seen as central to the contemporary art scene . |
| 16 | Given the sensitivity of time , it is not surprising that there has been a trend towards countries adopting ‘ one-stop-shopping ’ approaches . |
| 17 | Not too much has been done in the mountains , hardly surprising given the length of time they have been dry , but Dai Lampard snatched a great ascent with Mother of Mercy E5 6a . |
| 18 | But the former was impossible with the twins in tow and the latter unthinkable given the length of time he 'd have to wait for one on a Sunday . |
| 19 | The design of the Panopticon represents Bentham 's contribution to contemporary attempts to assure the quality of time used . |
| 20 | The rate at which you eat not only strongly influences how much you want to eat but — more surprisingly — it influences the length of time elapsing before you feel the desire to eat again . |
| 21 | The most interesting condition occurs under item 9 ( Liability of seller ) : Under the Trade Descriptions Act , SLAD may not stipulate the period of time of this warranty , but it recommends that its members guarantee the authenticity of what they are selling for a period of six years . |
| 22 | Inaccuracies leading to queries can double the length of time consumed by accessioning routines . |
| 23 | There you will see thousands of cars speeding by , each with the driver alone , his head thrown back as he yells the words aloud , her fist slapping the wheel in time to the beat , thousands of silent screams haring up the M1 to get to that meeting on schedule . |
| 24 | She seemed worried that Prince Charles would not make the wedding in time . |
| 25 | Authorities decided the only possible means of completing the transfer on time would be from a proper docking facility and requested the carrier be moved to nearby Glasgow for loading . |
| 26 | integrated team have shown tremendous enthusiasm and commitment in completing the construction to time and money against what sometimes seemed an impossibly challenging programme . ’ |
| 27 | We know that the job has sharpened some of our talents and even given us other , quite new ones ; we experience a number of pleasurable sensations at work — labouring successfully under pressure , completing the job on time , the anticipation of the moment when we can stop . |
| 28 | A construction strike called for the first week of April by Spain 's two largest unions originally dashed hopes of completing the project on time . |
| 29 | Because a detailed record of economic activity statuses was collected by the After Redundancy study , it was possible to compare the proportion of time spent by each person since being made redundant in different forms of employment status . |
| 30 | This really denotes the passing of time . |