Example sentences of "[conj] the [det] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |
| 2 | Another important point is that the less time you have in which to do something , the more it costs because you start to run into things like overtime and special delivery payments , rush jobs and so on . |
| 3 | At one and the same time he seemed to accept every word and yet to be stricken with fear . |
| 4 | The dilemma can be expressed as follows : the more accessible teachers seek to make themselves to all their pupils as individuals , the less time they have for direct , extended and challenging interaction with any of them ; but the more time they devote to such extended interaction with some children , the less demanding on them as teachers must be the activities they give to the rest ; and the less demanding an activity is of their time and attention as teachers , the more the likelihood that the activity in question will demand little of the child . |
| 5 | While the less time she spent in Vitor 's proximity , the less wear and tear there would be on her nerves , his mother 's appeal made insisting on an early exit seem impolite . |