Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early discussion with the authority 's officers to see exactly what information they require with the application , as well as to ensure that the proposed development is basically acceptable to the authority obviously helps to reduce the time needed . |
| 2 | I 'm only trying to sell the time then ! |
| 3 | and er I only have to mention the time though , oh dear |
| 4 | We knew we could do better than that , so we just decided to take the time and not put anything out we were n't happy with . ’ |
| 5 | As she headed for the stairs her mind was already trying to calculate the time since the call . |
| 6 | Forces , being a smallish town and by no means a city , the passing of street pleasantries is not quite the folk art it is in villages but people still enjoy passing the time of day with their neighbours . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , like everyone else we wonder how we can ever afford to replace the time expired capital equipment and infrastructure which was our legacy from the past 20 years of neglect . |
| 8 | They were also asked to record the time at which hunger returned . |
| 9 | When young supporters chant ‘ We 'll be running round Pompey with our willies hanging out , singing I 've got a bigger one than you ’ , or some other scatological rhyme , slightly changed to fit the time and place , they are doing nothing new . |
| 10 | Neil , bring cup of tea in here and we 'll talk about it and I did n't really want to spare the time because you could imagine that I wanted to get ready to come away but I I made myself sit and really give him time |
| 11 | How often do you really need to know the time to the exact minute ? |
| 12 | ‘ He 'd always been keen to try but never seemed to have the time . |