Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there needs to be a commitment on the part of the college or course to give more time and greater attention to music 's role in worship . |
| 2 | The difference was even more marked among women , where women working full time were four times more likely to belong to such a scheme than those in part-time work . |
| 3 | In any case , few men or women had sufficient time or energy after long hours of farm labouring or housework to devote to a garden or allotment . |
| 4 | Research by other scientists showed that birds spent more time on the nest and laid more eggs when peckable objects were attached to the wall beside it . |
| 5 | Of course , neither should we forget the shadowy Priory of Sion , the organisation that Lincoln spent much time on in his excellent bestseller The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail . |
| 6 | First , the energy budget of predators is said to decrease with increasing weight , so that lions require ten times their own weight , whereas shrews require 100 times their own weight . |
| 7 | Farmer Colin points out that this selfless operation is always carried out with a complete lack of regard for personal safety and reminds the committee that Josh has several times fallen off his load just outside the King 's Head . |
| 8 | Not that Bobby had much time for sea-bathing . |
| 9 | As the record company , and its revenue from worldwide licensing deals , became more important , so Branson spent more time with Simon Draper and less and less with Nik Powell . |
| 10 | Okay , so on Friday we were looking at erm a model of agricultural supply and response that incorporated erm , a notion that farmers take some time er to react to changes in er in prices erm due to psychological acquiring fixed factors and so on |
| 11 | Well let's assume deducted expectations model is a reasonable model of expectations formation right call that equation number one right , so our adaptive expectations model is E T minus one , so that 's E T right , minus E T minus two into P T minus one right , so that equals gamma into P T minus one , minus E T minus two P T minus one right so that 's the same expression as we had before , right that 's the our ad our adapted expectations model , that 's , that 's how we 're assuming that expectations are generated right , or revised right so , we 're incorporating expectations into this model but we also want to incorporate the fact that farmers take some time to respond to changes in price alright . |
| 12 | Local people fear that farmers facing hard times could accept the cash offer . |
| 13 | A blend of disciplined squash when out of hand and aggression when serving took Jackman from 2–5 to 8–5 , although Devoy served six times during this span . |
| 14 | Cartwright and O'Brien found that doctors spent more time and discussed more problems with middle-class than with working-class patients . |
| 15 | There were more interruptions as he explained that Britain needed more time to ratify the treaty . |
| 16 | School , especially for unskilled youths , was where you learnt that society had little time for you . |
| 17 | However , this survey also found that women spent less time out of the labour market rearing children than is often believed . |
| 18 | To use such language under Cromwell 's government was to court persecution , and Taylor spent some time in the Tower of London as a result . |
| 19 | Lucas Industries Plc saw net losses for the six months to January 31 stood at £4.9m against profits of $77.4m , after £3.5m redundancy and reorganisation costs this time and £15.4m last time , on turnover that rose 11.5% to £1,287m . |
| 20 | Casein became a recognized adhesive in aircraft and yacht work some time around 1930 . |
| 21 | Trading and investment profits marked time at £21.6m , but the group 's interest bill fell almost 20 p.c. to £41/4m . |
| 22 | The change will not endure another election defeat ; if Labour loses next time the party will probably tear apart . |
| 23 | Most estimates were exceeded three or four times , while a handful of the strongest colours and the rarest patterns and shapes fetched 10 times over estimate . |
| 24 | Fresh targets sprang up and Schellenberg fired six times very fast , again two holes in the heart area on three separate targets . |
| 25 | ‘ Librarians responsible for central training initiatives in Derbyshire , Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire meet four times per annum to discuss cooperation , Nottingham and Derbyshire are developing a training package cooperatively on inter-personal skills for library assistants ’ … |
| 26 | As far as state-owned items are concerned , Italy , Greece , Spain and Portugal oppose any time limit on requests to return an illegally removed object , on the grounds that it would be inalienable . |
| 27 | The G-BUM series appears to have been passed over — with G-BUMF and G-BUMP allotted some time ago we can not believe the CAA has turned prudish in its old age … ! |
| 28 | She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time . |
| 29 | Indian-Pacific trains between Perth and Sydney depart three times a week in either direction . |
| 30 | The rabbits in front went fast and Hazel had little time to sniff about as he followed . |