Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [prep] [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even in this framework , consumption must be orderly — people can indulge themselves , make free with their time , form their own tastes , but only within limits . |
| 2 | Outraged Doisneau fans were mortified to find out that Doisneau himself had taken the pictures , fulfilling one of the commercial assignments which still occupy much of his time . |
| 3 | Apart from the fact that he moved among many of the leading artists of the day such as John Landseer father of Sir Edwin Landseer , Robert Hills ( 1769–1844 ) one of the founders of the Society of Painters in Water colours , and John Glover ( 1769–1844 ) , we know little of his time there . |
| 4 | Primary schools devote much of their time to discussion . |
| 5 | The husband can feel abandoned , and expend more of his time and energy in his work . |
| 6 | Farmers produce between five and six million tonnes of surplus straw a year — with the ban on stubble-burning , they 're going to be spending alot more of their time dealing with it in the future . |
| 7 | These seem to be the topics that engage most of my time , and there is no evidence that any of them are freakish , minority interests . |
| 8 | I get there the impression that Northallerton spend half of their time in staff meetings so I 'd be surprised |
| 9 | There is little evidence to support such explanations , which are insulting to women in that they are viewed as faulty biological mechanisms which spend some of their time malfunctioning . |
| 10 | This is the best frequency to use under pack ice , where fin whales spend some of their time ; it also penetrates well through the open ocean . |
| 11 | Today they spend much of their time flying to conferences , of which there are an unending supply , particularly those associated with the environment . |
| 12 | East European military attaches and trade missions spend much of their time buying up every sort of book and technical journal and visiting every trade fair around Europe and America . |
| 13 | The natives roam their rather less than spectacular slopes in huge gangs , effectively blocking off one tract of mountain from the next so that foreigners spend much of their time waiting for detached companions . |
| 14 | On windsurfers children are particularly quick learners since they spend much of their time messing about on boards , and in the process find out how to handle their boards and rigs in a number of unorthodox positions . |
| 15 | The refugees have stripped the surrounding hills almost bare , and spend much of their time collecting branches . |
| 16 | Like the cancer causing retroviruses , the nomads spend much of their time inside chromosomes at various locations in the main body of the DNA : however they often re-form as plasmids to cruise aimlessly about the nucleus . |
| 17 | The working cats spend much of their time outside chasing birds and rodents , or challenging rival cats , and are wonderfully relaxed when they do , at last , come indoors for a saucer of milk or a snooze by the fire . |
| 18 | As a result , they spend much of their time sitting down in the thick layer of muck which can inflict burns to their hocks and breasts , and they may also develop ulcerated feet . |
| 19 | None the less , both sexes spend much of their time in pairs or small groups , doing largely as they please : playing , fishing , catching butterflies for sale to traders , and so on . |
| 20 | They spend much of their time in water keeping cool ( overleaf ) . |
| 21 | WITH the most primitive economy in Europe lying in ruins around him , President Sali Berisha and his finance minister , Genc Ruli , a former professor of Marxist economics , spend much of their time travelling abroad in search of loans and investment . |
| 22 | Most spend much of their time feeding and bathing their mother , doing laundry and other household work , and sometimes also holding down a paid job , with only very limited opportunities for a break of any kind . |
| 23 | The report confirmed that house officers spend much of their time on inappropriate tasks — either those that are beyond their competence and for which they can not hope to provide optimum care ( like providing the main source of symptom control to inpatients , the sole medical cover to surgical patients , and explaining complicated procedures to patients and relatives ) and others that could be done just as well by non-medical staff ( like filing reports , taking routine blood samples , and arranging beds ) . |
| 24 | With current British government policy of reduced funding for colleges of higher and further education , the bursar 's staff spend much of their time these days in trying to find ways of balancing the college 's books by reducing overspending in order to restore financial viability and so preserve college existence . |
| 25 | People who spend much of their time in this type of activity will probably have already built up a reputation in the area . |
| 26 | They spend much of their time in the bedroom , especially at this time of year when it 's so cold . |
| 27 | Animals which spend much of their time in the dark use a more sophisticated system than us . |
| 28 | Other cell types — leucocytes and blood platelets — spend much of their time circulating freely and thus showing no adhesive interactions . |
| 29 | Aquatic birds that spend much of their time in water , well insulated by fat and waterproof plumage ( Figure 6.1 ) , are pre-adapted for life in cold lands ; the insulation of marine mammals in temperate seas pre-adapts them for polar seas . |
| 30 | If you spend much of your time dealing with figures then a spreadsheet is invaluable . |