Example sentences of "[prep] time [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people have great difficulty in solving problems and making decisions and waste a great deal of time ruminating on the same thoughts without ever coming to a clear conclusion . |
| 2 | My Oscars are spending a lot of time moping on the bottom of the tank . |
| 3 | Military adventures abroad that extend for any length of time depend on the legislature being willing to provide the necessary funding and the Senate 's approval of treaties can , by no means be taken for granted . |
| 4 | This inhibits her sexual cycles for varying periods of time depending on the species it 's about two years . |
| 5 | All they 've got to go on is that she spent a lot of time lying on the sofa , and that 's hardly unusual for a lady in her time and circumstances . |
| 6 | I spent a lot of time lying on the couch in the living room , watching day-time television with a sneer on my face and my books on my lap , making snide remarks at the soaps and quizzes , chat shows and audience participation fora , skimming the scummy surface of our effervescent present in preference to plumbing the adumbrate depths of the underlying past . |
| 7 | fatigue increases and mental performance worsens as the amount of time spent on the task increases , particularly if we have lost sleep or the task is repetitive and boring . |
| 8 | This section relates to the ratio between the percentage of time spent on the farm and the percentage of income derived from the farm . |
| 9 | The usual formula is that for a period of time ending on the expiry of the initial period the parties will attempt to renegotiate the prices to apply for a further fixed period . |
| 10 | And in fact at the greenbelt plan inquiry er er I I spent a considerable amount of time arguing on the issue of prestige sites and the availability of prestige sites within the greater York area already planned and available . |
| 11 | ‘ There is plenty of time to get on the bus . ’ |
| 12 | It feels like time spent on the moon , kicking up clouds of radioactive dust . |
| 13 | Obviously completing joint statements booking in time to go on the computers to get them typed up nicely |
| 14 | We in South Cambridgeshire feel from time to time sitting on the doorstep of a university city that we are often ignored and I 'm sure that that is a very fair criticism as far as our District Council is concerned . |
| 15 | Not many people will complete the route in fewer than 12 days , so trying to fit the walk into a two-week holiday is pushing your luck — you must make allowances for delays and for time spent on the island getting to and from the start and finish . |