Example sentences of "[adj] time [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | WITH THE TRAGIC loss of Dave Moore and the Rolls-Royce Spitfire RM689 it is perhaps an appropriate time to reflect on the current status of airworthy Spitfires . |
| 2 | In return for recognising the legality of the police practice of detaining suspects after arrest , but before charge , the Act attempts to give some protection to the suspect by imposing time limits on the period of detention , by introducing a system of review to ensure that detention remains necessary and by introducing a series of statutory rights supervised by the custody officer , and a Code of Practice on Detention and Questioning . |
| 3 | During the first few tens of Ma Jupiter would cool so quickly that it hardly matters what the initial temperatures were provided that they were at least a few times 10 000 K. After a few hundred Ma , the exact time depending on the initial temperatures but in any case a small fraction of Jupiter 's lifetime , the rate of cooling would be far less . |
| 4 | Stress that the new Asylum Bill must establish fair and effective asylum procedures , with an oral hearing and reasonable time limits on the preparation of appeals ; |
| 5 | It therefore provides a good time to reflect on the experience so far in trying to encourage the transfer and synthesis of knowledge across the two fields and to look to the future in the light of that experience . |
| 6 | ‘ Everything must come to an end , even a long time spent on the run , ’ police quoted him as saying . |
| 7 | Many whales also spend some considerable time swimming on the surface , where good sight is required but where their sonar is of little use . |
| 8 | Work on restoring the Wimpy to its former self is proceeding well , thanks to its loyal band of workers , many of whom give up a considerable amount of spare time to work on the aircraft . |
| 9 | The only time spending on the national health service has been cut was when the Labour party was in power . |
| 10 | The rules of court impose strict time limits on the parties and these may only be varied with leave ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 11 | There are certain time limits on the making of changes . |