Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have brought them up to support the Conservatives , but they are saying they are not going to vote again next time . ’ |
| 2 | I am determined that I 'm going to spend far more time with my child , ’ says Richard . |
| 3 | If you 're coming to work here full time , you 're bloody well going to join the Pony Club . ’ |
| 4 | Having lavished so much time , money and effort on their house , you might expect it to be a work of art — which , as Peter modestly admits , ‘ It is . ’ |
| 5 | You can make do with string , but having spent so much time and care on creating a perfect picture , you might be somewhat annoyed if it fell to the floor and smashed because the string had broken ! |
| 6 | Madam may feel that having spent so much time in custody for the first offence that he has already suffered sufficient punishment , he 's been kept away from his girlfriend and children , and under those circumstances I would urge you Madam to take a lenient course of action , to make him the subject of a conditional discharge . |
| 7 | More unhappiness and depression is caused because the person who is suffering spends too much time regretting or resenting what has happened in the past or anticipating fearfully what may occur in the future . |
| 8 | Myth no. 2 : exercising takes too much time Do you have a hectic timetable and feel you just do n't have the time to exercise ? |
| 9 | The great temptation , particularly after a good round , is to fly over the last fence and gallop through the finish invariably trying to make up some time over an easy fence . |
| 10 | If you are looking for a mortgage we can recommend the cheapest , the largest or the most flexible without you needing to take up valuable time researching the market yourself . |