Example sentences of "[det] time [to-vb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And after two painfully brave campaigns for the cause , John Emburey 's decision this time to cash in the krugerrands is fairly understandable . |
| 2 | It has been possible for some time to cruise down the Nile , or stay in some of the jewelled and painted palaces of Moghul India , or walk along the Great Wall of China . |
| 3 | We did not have much time to smarten up the old girl and it took much hard work to soften the ravages of time . |
| 4 | A more gentle upbringing means that the animal has more time to build up the reserves of fat necessary to lubricate the meat . |
| 5 | This gives your body more time to burn up the calories . |
| 6 | ‘ Do you wish to order now , or do you need some more time to add up the calories ? ’ |
| 7 | Then I shall examine some criticisms of the monist position from a pluralist point of view , trying at the same time to bring out the presuppositions that underly such criticisms and showing that a clarification of these presuppositions demands a critical exploration of certain new philosophical topics that have not been touched on hitherto . |
| 8 | As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like . |
| 9 | That was it until handover on Monday , which she hoped would be enough time to shake off the cold that had been dogging her for the last couple of days . |
| 10 | In spite of what Mr Kawawa said about the inevitability of capitalists ' misusing their press in a country like Tanzania , no plans were made at that time to take over the Standard . |