Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] ' time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consumption of parents ' time in this role as ‘ transport guardians ’ is , as Hillman and Whalley have pointed out , an additional major societal consequence . |
| 2 | Consequently it is estimated that those aged 65 + account for 27 per cent of GPs ' time in 1981/82 as compared with 22 per cent a decade earlier . |
| 3 | In the Commons ' debate on the Contagious Diseases Acts Repeal Bill , 1873 , Henry Fowler , the proposer , prefaced his speech with the usual apology for intruding on members ' time with so disgusting a subject . |
| 4 | In the same way , all examinations make considerable demands on teachers ' time in terms of involvement in Examination Board work , running examinations in school and subsequently marking them ; but an examination like GCSE , with radically new features , is likely to involve considerably more time over the next few years for teachers to become able and proficient in its procedures . |
| 5 | This preoccupation with assessment was regarded both as demoralizing and excessively demanding on teachers ' time in 1989 , 1990 and 1991 . |