Example sentences of "[det] time [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Lio ! rt came in for a second run , but slower this time to allow for the big man 's unexpected agility . |
2 | It seems relevant that anthropology be used at this time to contribute to the debate on policing , for since the 1964 Police Act and the preceding Royal Commission which was generated through concern over police practice , the organization has held an increasingly central place in the public imagination . |
3 | ‘ It has taken me all this time to get to the position where I can call people up on the phone go out to dinner or to the cinema . |
4 | Dysart had left the chair again , this time to stand by the window , gazing out at the view which had met Harry 's bleary eyes every morning of his childhood . |
5 | The advantage however is accidental , and brings with it difficulties of its own ; assuming that matter , unlike ch'i , is inert until moved , it took some time to arrive at the thought of inertia as either rest or uniform motion in a straight line . |
6 | Moreover , ’ he continued , ‘ perhaps it may give you some time to reflect on the Lady Maude . ’ |
7 | It does well at the lower temperature , and will take some time to adapt to the temperatures above 70°F . |
8 | The plastic monsters look like ruling the planet for some time to come with the mammoth film and merchandise promotion that 's going on , selling everything from dinosaur lip balm to brontosaurus burgers . |
9 | The plastic monsters look like ruling the planet for some time to come with the mammoth film and merchandise promotion that 's going on , selling everything from dinosaur lip balm to brontosaurus burgers . |
10 | ‘ Since the INCUBUS investigation looks like taking some time to get off the ground I can at least devote my attention to this new one . ’ |
11 | Take some time to read around the subject of stress , and to experiment with new ways of coping . |
12 | There should be suggestions on how much time to spend with the language assistant ; how much times to spend drilling with the aid of a tape-recorded ; how much time to spend on any necessary " book-work " ; how much time to spend on practising in the community . |
13 | ‘ When you spend as much time as we did trying to stop others scoring tries , you do n't have much time to argue with the ref ’ — ZIMBABWE 's REPRESENTATIVE when accepting the World Cup Fair Play Award . |
14 | Recently , Steve gave up his joinery business to set up a small security firm , hoping for more time to devote to the much-needed rescue . |
15 | The premature end to what could have been a professional ballet career meant that Carol at least had more time to devote to the blossoming courtship with a young accountant , Ron Minogue . |
16 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
17 | When you cook with the Debut you will realise that such benefits will give you better cooking , an easier time in the kitchen and more time to indulge in the things you enjoy in life . |
18 | This would enable the men on the bank to keep her head up and give more time to spend on the attempts to raise her from the quagmire . |
19 | That does n't necessarily mean you will take more time to get around the golf course . |
20 | Maybe if she and Julie did n't have such tiring , exhausting jobs they might have more time to concentrate on the culinary arts . |
21 | Back on the country roads there was more time to play with the switches , and wonder how we might stop the heated seats giving us sticky shirts ( no luck , though Swedish efficiency doubtless means that this was our fault ) . |
22 | Cristiani had earlier given the impression that the government had accepted a proposal by UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Oct. 23 to extend the deadline ( currently Oct. 31 ) for the completion of the UN peace process , to give both sides more time to comply with the details of the accord . |
23 | On the stage , where one has less time to dwell on the cadence or suggestion of the individual words , me cruelty is unendurable . |
24 | You will therefore have less time to spend with the puppy during this crucial early settling-in phase . |
25 | There is no point in reading quickly , however , unless you are able at the same time to take in the meaning of what you are reading . |
26 | To turn away from reality is at the same time to withdraw from the community of man . |
27 | I think we 're now in the third phase , where women are expected to have a job , but at the same time to look after the family and keep themselves alluring to men . |
28 | I knew that they had not given you enough time to recover from the pneumonia . |
29 | We get out of the car , stomp round to the wheel , look at it , kick it , swear , look at our watch , feel guilty about not having left enough time to cope with the unexpected , open the boot , bang our head on it , swear again , wonder whether it would n't be better to walk to the phone , decide to change the wheel ourselves , lose one of the nuts and eventually arrive at the meeting half an hour late in a filthy temper , and take up the next five minutes explaining that it must have been a sharp chipping off one of those construction lorries and they overload them to save money and they ought to do something about it … |
30 | The tour 's nearly over but there 's still enough time to take in the fabulous sight of Paris illuminated by night , where we will stay for one night . |