Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growing interest in German and Japanese in some parts of the world and the fact that the US looks likely to have more Spanish speakers than Anglophones some time in the next century may have an impact eventually . |
| 2 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 3 | Before inserting the l.e.d. clip , clean the front panel with meths and take some time to create an impressive design using rub-down lettering and symbols . |
| 4 | Many local authorities are issuing court summonses and spending much time and money trying to persuade them that the poll tax has not been abolished and that it will be with us next year and possibly the year after . |
| 5 | Drug-users sharing needles contaminated with HIV are likely to be infected within less than five years if they inject once a week , and within three months if injecting 20 times a week . |
| 6 | We ventured to ask him what he was writing , and he replied that the trouble with being a publisher was that one was so absorbed in other people 's books as to have insufficient time and energy to devote to one 's own . |
| 7 | Now both dogs were fastened to the pipes by heavy chains that rattled each time they moved . |
| 8 | Its owner , Antonio Greppi , had social aspirations and spent much time and more money creating a fine façade and rooms so luxurious , and so dedicated to rich parties , that the city nobles came in droves . |
| 9 | Quiet introspection can be extremely valuable , especially for people who lead busy , hectic lives and spend little time alone . |
| 10 | Very often , with the benefit of hindsight , people can look back on their lives and identify stressful times more easily than identifying the present stresses that may surround them . |
| 11 | At least we wo n't dally — no humming and hawing — no referring the matter to superiors and wasting valuable time . |
| 12 | She turned to the dealers and complained this time about her heart condition . |
| 13 | ‘ Maman , I have an idea , ’ the prince said , having racked his brains for further persuasions and clutching this time at straws . |
| 14 | The flight controls and other options are laid out in an unusual way , not following the normal conventions and taking some time to learn . |
| 15 | The truth of the matter was expressed by the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills ( Mr. Shepherd ) , who has spoken so well on such questions in recent years and protested each time the Government resorted to fresh guillotine motions . |
| 16 | He and his wife , Brenda , have been members of the club for four years and play several times a week . |
| 17 | Those who argue that creating such a structure would take years and waste valuable time are probably right . |
| 18 | Most of them it 's been questions of rather less fundamental changes in the actual teaching style in the classroom and sometimes it 's been a question of concentrating on rather different kinds of things or giving more time to one kind of activity than another , or changing the pattern of assignments that they gave children , or things that were still well within the capacity of teachers to change without involving sort of fundamental changes in teaching style . |
| 19 | The sight of the two customers that entered this time stayed her hand holding the small brass scoop that was about to transfer a minute amount of coconut chips to the scale . |
| 20 | They carried out a survey monitoring our telephone techniques and spent some time listening to how we answered our phones . |
| 21 | I think when I meet — and maybe would count them not in hundreds , but in tens — when I meet women who make those sorts of comments and say this time last year I would not have said that , then those sorts of things encourage me very much . |
| 22 | If society as a whole does not pay , women pay — by being penniless dependants while working full time . |
| 23 | The victim was confronted by a group of youths and stabbed four times as he walked home at Bletchley in Milton Keynes . |
| 24 | Change sides and repeat 10 times with the other leg . |
| 25 | He does n't have to take as many shots and gives more time to each one he wants . |
| 26 | This is easy to do but please do not try to hurry up the process up as ‘ slow and steady ’ seems to give the best results and takes less time than trying to hurry . |
| 27 | DSC Communications Corp saw fourth quarter net profits of $13.1m against losses of $8m last time , on turnover up 43.8% at $162.7m ; net profit for the year to December 31 stood at $11.6m against losses of $108.3m , after $41m charges from the write-down of assets and restructuring last time , on turnover that rose 16.2% to $536.3m . |
| 28 | Let's concentrate on the important , serious issues and spend less time worrying about such matters as the quality of the beer . |
| 29 | Programmed visits , yes , I think they 'll have been debt inspections that have carried out , whereas the higher figures above them are audit , and these are the ones that take more time , and are programmed to deal with everything , you know . |
| 30 | Take careful note of take-offs and landings and re-walk several times if necessary . |