Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] the time " in BNC.

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1 This concept , brilliantly and amusingly elucidated in book of that name published the previous year by Professor C. Northcote Parkinson , stated : ‘ Work expands to fill the time available for its completion . ’
2 Parkinson 's Law states that ‘ work expands to fill the time available ’ .
3 Cyril Northcote Parkinson , prolific author and inventor of Parkinson 's Law — which holds that all work expands to fill the time available for its completion — has died , aged 83 .
4 The staff at Inside Job like to take the time to help each customer select the appropriate style , fabric , carpet , wallpaper , paint , upholstery and any other soft furnishings that are needed .
5 The man continues to read the Times and dust his suit .
6 Using workflow , one hardware manufacturer managed to cut the time taken to process an invoice from six weeks to three days .
7 One Christmas , Mother managed to find the time to make me a dolly , but only because I pestered .
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