Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some means of escaping the waiting time of boredom and temporary unemployment . |
| 2 | And we 've got a very big computerized telephone system , so that if it does n't answer sit there with a stopwatch timing each phone I presume , it 's all automatically done and they get a print out at the end of every month giving the average time of the , the phone the , the , the phone takes to be answered . |
| 3 | All radiofacsimile stations transmitting meteorological information are covered with complete schedules giving the exact time of transmission and the contents of the various charts . |
| 4 | Now when they cuts the roads every week if there was a watch as you go by , you see them cutting the whole time with a tractor . |
| 5 | Each job is represented by a horizontal bar on a time base , the length of the bar indicating the estimated time for the job . |
| 6 | Each job is represented by a horizontal bar on a time base , the length of the bar indicating the estimated time for the job . |
| 7 | ( It was used to make a " gun-shot " by being popped at the right moment , thereby creating the wrong time for the murder . |
| 8 | Again in Speyside there was some disagreement with the general view , with half choosing the late time as an option . |
| 9 | By extending the playing time on the same uncovered , bland pitches , you merely prolong the attrition , with no technical benefit other than individually longer innings plus longer spells from spinners on discouraging surfaces . |
| 10 | He 'd been feeling good that day : finding the sweet-spot time after time , the ball coming off the racquet head with no sense of effort . |
| 11 | Science Practical Skills ( × ½ ) or Introducing Science Investigation Skills ( × ½ ) could be achieved within a programme for some students , depending on their ability , without increasing the notional time of the programme . |
| 12 | One of the main practical impacts of the TransAction system is that almost all the conveyancing is now dealt with before exchange of contracts , and this means that the tasks that have to be undertaken in between exchange and completion are relatively minor , thereby reducing the average time between exchange and completion to two weeks or even less . |
| 13 | If infrastructure is considered , there is firstly a need to improve the at-grade carriageway crossing , by providing more closely-spaced , controlled facilities and reducing the waiting time for a ‘ green signal as Figure 8.1 showed . |
| 14 | There was an opportunity now of reducing the waiting time to 12 months , on the basis of holding the percentage payment at 62 per cent . |
| 15 | Gastro-enterologist consultant Dr John Collins said : ‘ GPs can now send patients with ulcers and indigestion problems up to us directly , bypassing out-patient clinics and reducing the waiting time by several months . ’ |
| 16 | Yesterday Botham marched along the Paignton seafront clocking the incredible time of six hours and 12 minutes over the 26.4 miles . |