Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [det] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both the Royal College and childbirth groups agree that consultant obstetricians should spend more time in the labour ward helping junior staff . |
| 2 | If possible we must spend that time at Coate [ where Edward then was ] , and now I long to go to Horsmonden , for every place where you have lived and been happy , is to me dearer than any others . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've told her she must spend less time in the prop room . ’ . |
| 4 | I think we must allow more time during the lunchbreak for notices — they are too rushed towards the end ! |
| 5 | Some felt that they needed to compensate their children for the ‘ loss ’ of the other parent , and so should devote more time to them . |
| 6 | Primary schools ‘ must devote more time to science ’ |
| 7 | Instead , he must devote more time to drafting letters , making records , and writing reports in the office . |
| 8 | Otherwise , the patient might spend some time in a private nursing home , possibly paid for by the State . |
| 9 | It 'll now run at the same time as his main sentence and means he 'll spend less time in jail . |
| 10 | ‘ So I 'll have more time for designing . |
| 11 | Promotions of labour-saving gadgets encourage us to save time on household chores , so that we 'll have more time for leisure and recreation . |
| 12 | At the end of the meditation , towards the end of the meditation , I 'll ask you three questions and I 'll leave some time of silence between each question . |
| 13 | A key worker may spend some time with her or his clients , listening , asking simple questions and rehearsing facts like the day , the month and the weather . |
| 14 | Estimates suggest that between a fifth and a quarter of children may spend some time in a one-parent family . |
| 15 | And they 're not coming back for their education ; they 're coming back for the support that Arbour gives them , so they may spend more time with Monica in the nursery looking after the baby and gradually they 'll move back into the classroom in their own time and get back to their exams . |
| 16 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 17 | Well I promised our our Sarah I 'd spend some time with her I ai n't gon na say too much but she does get a bit upset at times |
| 18 | She could spend more time by the pool , thanks , perhaps , to a long-forgotten act of collaboration with the Nazis . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd like some time on your own with Laura , would n't you ? ’ |
| 20 | The parents were glad of a helping hand so them could have some time to themselves . |
| 21 | Jason Donovan was also eleven , at school in Melbourne and also launching his acting career in Skyways , which he found exciting because it meant he could take some time off school . |
| 22 | Yes , we 'll note it , erm , , the fatality w when they are incoming , it could happen any time after six months , after twelve months , . |
| 23 | as if He 'd have any time for us with the mob of Holy Joes He 's got to see to . |
| 24 | Well that one was the most restrictive because that you had to go , you could go any time between was it eight and eleven in the morning , but you could only come back either something like quarter to five , quarter to , no quarter to six was it ? |
| 25 | Fourteen days would seem to be a more reasonable period though the landlord may be concerned that this could leave little time for it to make a considered response where the notice is subject to a time restriction . |
| 26 | Unfortunately there are sacrifices to be made , it could mean less time with loved ones or a more pressurised lifestyle , but if that 's what you want now is the time to reach out and take it . |
| 27 | As well , Faye had asked earlier if they could devote some time to foot care , which both knew was very important . |
| 28 | In addition , museum assistants or other personnel whose task it is to prepare the objects for visitors and to supervise their access to the collections may have more time for other tasks . |
| 29 | The section 25 notice may expire any time after the expiry of the break-notice . |
| 30 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |