Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [art] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , recent evidence suggests that HBIG may reduce the frequency , or extend the time to onset , of recurrent HBV . |
| 2 | For instance , clauses restricting liability for late delivery , allowing for variation of the delivery date or tolerances in relation to the quantity to be delivered , clauses enabling the proferens to substitute alternative goods for those ordered , to withhold performance of its obligations or vary the terms of the contract , and force majeure clauses excusing non-performance , or extending the time for performance in the event of circumstances outside the proferens ' control , and possibly even clauses giving one party the right to withhold performance , or terminate the contract , in the event of breach by the other party , are all potentially subject to s3 . |
| 3 | Leo McKern has some fun answering frequent calls of nature and waving a huge condom around , but he 's doing no more or less than passing the time until the phoney climax of the First Act curtain , by which time you 're aware that as a play Boswell is a fraud . |
| 4 | Watches that tell the time in 18 different languages , make toast and have so many knobs and dials that the clock face is completely obscured . |
| 5 | Occasionally , very occasionally , a lone knight in armour rode into Ridgery Butts from the east and plunged straight down one of the forest paths without pausing to do more than pass the time of day at the Inn and drink ale . |
| 6 | But by crossing direct in this way she could more than halve the time to the keeper 's cottage , and this might mean that the keeper could get to the West Wood in time to capture the deer-stealers before they drove away . |
| 7 | Rather than take the time of the quality committee ? |
| 8 | Tired as they were , they stumbled through the dark hours , picking themselves up when they fell , keeping up a pace that left no time for thought or speech . |
| 9 | Antoine 's failure to analyse his actions in anything other than a purely technical sense is explained primarily by the tempo of his life dictated by an excessive work load that leaves no time for leisure , for reflection , for self-scrutiny : |
| 10 | Back home we play only 11 first-class matches , so players come out spitting and firing every time in the knowledge that they will have three or four days off afterwards . ’ |
| 11 | Puts watch on table and records the time on a pad . ) |
| 12 | He knew most of the men who used the line and passed the time of day with them . |
| 13 | Of course the idea came to nothing ; in fact , one gets the impression , throughout this period , that there were a great many ideas floating about whose sole value was to console , and occupy the time of , those who had them . |
| 14 | They are more able to relax and enjoy the time with their baby when they have had a break from the everyday routine at home ; others find that having their own income gives them independence — and fewer money worries . |
| 15 | It is a real pleasure to see these young lady constables and to pass the time of day with them . ’ |
| 16 | It 's precious meeting the odd soul on a high top and passing the time of day with them , knowing that no matter who or what they are , you share the same interests in wildlife , wilderness and solitude . |
| 17 | If that power was sufficient , the holy spirit , if that power was sufficient to raise Christ from the dead , you not think he 's able to exert that power in your life and in my life to make us live lives that are pleasing to God , of course it is so we do n't do it ourselves , just let me in closing mention one other thing , this relationship we have needs to be maintained , you know for any relationship to grow , one needs to spend time with the other person , I do n't give a lot of credence to the saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder , it does with somebody else , it 's true , it does not make it grow fonder of that person the person is you know who you , you heard this story so often , like particularly like going back during the last war , folk who were separated sometimes for , for , not just for months but for several years , there they were in concentration camps perhaps , in prisoner of war camps , separated for years , they come back home they 've got to get to know each other all over again you see that a relationship on a human level as well as in our relationship with God is dependent on , on association , it 's dependent on companionship , it 's dependent on spending time with the other person and in our relationship with Christ this is achieved by , by prayer , by knowing and understanding God 's word , by having fellowship with other Christians and fellowship with other Christians is not just meeting them and passing the time of day with them , oh that 's fellowship but it 's far more than that is required , there 's the fellowship in worship , we worship together , of course I can worship God at home of course I can do it , so can you do it and we , we should do it , but there 's that re , there 's that need , that requirement as God 's people we come together to worship him in a corporate act , in the sacraments , in , as we mentioned in , in earlier on in taking the bread and the wine and remembering the lords death , there 's a sense in which I can do it by myself |
| 18 | I glanced at my watch , found I had forgotten to adjust it and read the time for him from the digital clock at the base of the instrument panel . |
| 19 | Then our hostess appeared on a terrace higher still , put a large telescope to her eye , and read the time by the clock on the town tower . |
| 20 | Stroll by and pass the time of day , when you were ranting and raving and threatening ’ |
| 21 | Teri was a high fashion catwalk model for 10 years , and spent the time between shows talking to and watching her fellow models . |
| 22 | I sometimes join them , if their smell is n't too gamey , and exchange the time of day during my lunch hour , just to make sure that I still have the use of my voice if I 've been feeding the archive into the computer all day . |
| 23 | He would want everybody to go out and have the time of their lives . ’ |
| 24 | Most of the architectural establishment were outraged , and lost no time in condemning the Prince . |
| 25 | But most men of her acquaintance were in uniform now , and having the time of their lives , she should n't wonder , with girls young enough to be their own daughters . |
| 26 | ‘ I was glad to hear that the children are well and happy — and having the time of their lives down here in Devon . |
| 27 | Yet a Prime Minister does face certain persisting role demands — chairing the Cabinet , answering parliamentary questions , making appointments , and choosing the time for a dissolution of Parliament . |
| 28 | egg removal is a surgical procedure , virtually always preceeded by the administration of fertility drugs and hormones to the woman so that multiple eggs will be produced during the menstrual cycle , and to control the time of ovulation . |
| 29 | She lowered her lashes and sighed deeply , prolonging the moment from a sense of fun ; and then she saw his face , glimpsed the uncertainty there and knew the time for games was over . |
| 30 | A low drone of talk hummed in the hut , and Holly lay on his back on his bunk and gazed at the roof rafters and counted the time between each fall of a water drop to his feet . |