Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] their time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The past two centuries have seen the gradual evolution of separate educational establishments catering from their time of inception for identifiable disabilities and categories of handicap ( Warnock Report 1978 ) . |
| 2 | For one thing they 've got better things to do with their time . |
| 3 | But the gas has been cut off , which is an appalling piece of vindictiveness on the part of some public servant who ought to know that writers of talent have better things to do with their time than remember dates on bits of paper delivered in brown envelopes like a trade circular . |
| 4 | The TA 's members are all civilians during the day , busy at their own careers , and the training and experience volunteers get during their time in uniform provide a different perspective on life . |
| 5 | Something had to be found for the men to do with their time , so someone had the bright idea of introducing ‘ Cook 's Tours ’ — trips over France and Germany in a Lancaster for any of the non-flying staff who cared to take advantage of it , including Waafs . |
| 6 | We 've stressed the importance of ‘ inner-clock discipline ’ and all the contestants stick within their time boundaries . |
| 7 | Similarly , the good and great could be seen as noble types appearing before their time . |