Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] time by [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schools have attempted to provide positive uses of this time by moving all classes onto the next year 's timetable , or by offering a suspension of timetables for an activities week , for example . |
| 2 | Not to put too fine a point on it , Washington could save millions of dollars and industry years of wasted time by privatising this snail's-pace bureaucracy . |
| 3 | Examinations usually start at 9 a.m. , so make sure that you are physically attuned to that time by keeping regular hours and rising sufficiently early for at least a week before . |
| 4 | If the driver suddenly needs to call for extra revs , he can overrule the settings at any time by pushing the foot pedal . |
| 5 | It is light , is an adhesive in its own right and can be removed at any time by soaking in methylated spirit . |
| 6 | These are automatically silenced at night and may be silenced manually at any time by operating levers which are neatly and unobtrusively located on the hand-crafted dial . |
| 7 | It is also possible to unwind a futures contract at any time by performing a reversing trade , so futures contracts are generally extremely liquid ( at least for the near maturing contracts ) . |
| 8 | you may cancel your Direct Debiting Instruction at any time by notifying your bankers and advising Eagle Star , but please see the How to cancel section below . |
| 9 | The text flow can be interrupted at any time by clicking the mouse or the flow method can be altered to semi-automatic or back to manual by clicking in conjunction with the Command or Shift keys . |
| 10 | Help can be obtained at any time by pressing the function key reserved for this purpose . |