Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ? |
| 2 | " Reckon he took his time getting the pose right , " the bearded man added in a broad Cork accent , and the men standing around him laughed quietly . |
| 3 | Some methods avoid native language explanations altogether on the grounds that such explanations can only be abstract and confusing to the learner , and that they make him spend his time not so much in learning the language but rather in learning about the language ( Mackey 1965 p 240 ) . |
| 4 | He has stopped driving out to Wellport but I bet he misses our time there , its vigourlessness so safe and morally neutral , when he wore the passive uniform of old age . |
| 5 | ‘ How do you pass your time here ? ’ she asked Ana outright . |
| 6 | How do you spend your time ? |
| 7 | Who do you spend your time with her , are your commissioning editors people who are part of your daily life ? |
| 8 | D so I mean what do you find to do , I mean , how do you spend your time ? |
| 9 | Why do you take your time all the time ? |
| 10 | Or do they bide their time and seek to defuse the situation by negotiations via a mediator ? |
| 11 | You see we divide our time between London and Cornwall and I 'd stayed up late to watch the film with only one light burning . |