Example sentences of "[art] [adv] [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The use of visual aids and demonstrations can be planned into the presentation at the most appropriate time to reinforce the benefit the salesperson is communicating .
2 It would have to decide whether or not Unix is integral to its corporate strategy and , if not , whether now was the most appropriate time to cash in its chips .
3 that would be the most appropriate time to determine that , yes
4 There is no charter provision for a general election so that the people can have their say at the ballot box at a set time , rather than having to hang on until the Government can find the most appropriate time to make a rush to the polls .
5 This accords with common sense since if there is a defence to an unlawful demand the most appropriate time to raise it is when the demand is sought to be enforced by action .
6 A series of four wins gave them 12 more points at the most important time to guarantee not only the victory but a bonus for top scoring over the two legs of the match .
7 The effects of oil pollution on marine mammals are more severe in colder waters , not only because of the much longer time required for the oil to break down , but also because concentrations of cetaceans and other marine mammals are often larger in polar waters .
8 They felt it would be a good idea if they extended these ideas to the subject of physics , and we were asked at the university to try for the very first time to run a set of these master classes for children aged thirteen to fourteen in physics , to see if we could transmit some of the excitement and pleasure of doing physics to children at that crucial stage in their scientific development in schools .
9 The system is available for immediate application , within the very short time needed to produce really effective results .
10 Similarly , the very short time taken for HDAg to appear in three grafts suggests it was spread perioperatively .
11 The very worst time came when Mother really took ill .
12 The very worst time to take out a bond is when rates are low but then rise dramatically and unexpectedly , as they did at the end of the 1980s .
13 The very worst time to take out a bond is when rates are low but then rise dramatically and unexpectedly , as they did at the end of the 1980s
14 ‘ Everyone agreed this was a rather daft time to conduct the inspection , when staff can not be expected to be enthusiastic .
15 ‘ Everyone agreed this was a rather daft time to conduct the inspection , when staff can not be expected to be enthusiastic .
16 She was wearing trousers and as she kept her feet on the ground she felt reasonably secure , at least ; she kept her toes on the ground and spent a rather hilarious time trying to get control of it in the courtyard , her attempts bringing Marguerite out with words of advice and wide smiles .
17 It has taken the rest of industry in this country a remarkably long time to come around to his viewpoint , but it is finally looking as though the penny has dropped .
18 It took the Marines a remarkably short time to set up defensible emplacements on the wide dockside , before Mortimer sent his men into the city , ordering small groups to leapfrog each other in order to secure the university and consulates .
19 The continued energy , good humour and loyalty of the staff through a most difficult time have been a major strength to the Management Board and the Council
20 At the end of each week , which we suggest is a Saturday , you will need a little extra time to review your progress , and work out your weight loss for that week .
21 He has just two O-Levels ; one of them a B grade in Art — it would have been an A , he says , if he 'd spent a little less time throwing paper at his classmates .
22 It is reasonable to give the appropriate Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry a little more time to respond to it .
23 When the greed factor of competition feeding is present the smaller fish will more readily take the easier to handle smaller baits giving the larger baits a little more time to intercept one of the better fish .
24 I think many golfers could improve simply by taking a little more time to survey the situation and then to adjust your game accordingly .
25 When he wrote to the Prince of Canino five months later he had a little more time to describe the achievements of his two years ‘ in the wilds of Australia ’ :
26 Give the candidate a little more time to relax by filling him or her in on background information :
27 It should have spent a little more time looking at the serious work being carried out by the Health Education Authority and less time on carping criticisms of the authority 's work .
28 I had earned myself a little more time to think .
29 I 'll give you a little more time to think it over . ’
30 I knew there was nothing wrong with her lungs — the trouble seemed to be in the throat area — but it gave me a little more time to think .
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