Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] the time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was an enormous subject upon which we had embarked , and I felt that , as a minor guest of the monastery , I must not monopolize the time of the guest whom everyone wanted to meet . |
| 2 | Notes of the contents of meetings and conferences should also indicate the time spent and include any unusual feature which could affect mark-up . |
| 3 | In a rapidly changing world , preoccupied by Eastern Europe , the American Administration may not have the time or patience to devote to Israelis and Palestinians . |
| 4 | In a rapidly changing world , preoccupied by Eastern Europe , the American Administration may not have the time or patience to devote to Israelis and Palestinians . |
| 5 | Mr Murdoch may not have the time or the money to wait . |
| 6 | The acquirer may not have the time or be willing to make the inspections and will not want to accept the risk that some information may have been given to one of its employees or advisers who was unable at the time to appreciate its significance in relation to the transaction , or indeed may have been forgotten . |
| 7 | The review section devoted to recordings guarantees that Early music is consulted by many professional performers , including the directors of ensembles who may not have the time or inclination to read such journals as the Bäsler Jahrbuch fur historische Musikpraxis or Performance practice review . |
| 8 | This offers students an opportunity to test their knowledge and skills in the real world , at the same time as offering employers the chance to get to grips with a problem or task that they might not have the time or resources to tackle . |
| 9 | Add in some fancy graduated tint backgrounds or some a scanned logo and you 'll really see the time tick by . |
| 10 | I do n't mind because if you 've got the questions we 'll we 'll certainly spend the time . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll never forget the time you … ’ can be an aggrieved refrain in real marriages as well as in music-hall jokes . |
| 12 | Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ’ |
| 13 | In typical style Shaheen had commissioned the QE2 to take a large party of people to the opening and offered me a cabin on her , but as I could not spare the time and was not sure that I would be entirely at home with my fellow passengers , I flew over in response to his invitation . |
| 14 | Even at first assessment the difficulties faced by these dementia sufferers are apparent : two-thirds could not identify three coins , three out of five could not name three or four parts of a watch , and one half could not tell the time or correctly select a medicine bottle . |
| 15 | But her hand was shaking so much that she could not tell the time . |
| 16 | As Bloch has commented , ‘ To us accustomed to live with our eyes constantly turning to the clock , how remote from our civilization seems this society in which a court of law could not ascertain the time of day without discussion and inquiry ! ’ |
| 17 | Of the 36 who agreed to participate , three eventually could not find the time . |
| 18 | Lord Sempill could not afford the time , and flew home , so Fred Crocombe decided to take his place for the rest of the flight , with Wood as the sole pilot . |
| 19 | The school could not afford the time or expense of putting bar-codes on all stock in both libraries . |
| 20 | Clara could not count the times she had heard her mother declare that when she died she would be dead , and she would n't care what happened to her body , and for all site cared they could put her out for the dustman to collect sentiments which from the first had filled Clara with a vague alarm and horror , for they were clearly reasonable enough in their own way . |
| 21 | Most obviously it means that the ‘ birds ’ sang at a previous moment in time but it could also mean the time of year , the time of the poet 's life , and most strikingly , it could be another word connected with death . |
| 22 | On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level . |
| 23 | Eventually she would train them to produce the kinds of designs she favoured , but for the moment , until she had her first collection down on paper , quite frankly she could n't spare the time . |
| 24 | Ironically , Fernandez was a brilliant lobbyist in Washington for more federal funds for New York schools , and he 'll be sorely missed , but he could n't find the time to play the politics of his own backyard . |
| 25 | They 'd planned a trip to Warwick Castle , but she could n't get the time off . |
| 26 | I 'd wanted Doug to be with me , but he could n't get the time off . |
| 27 | Unfortunately for the CEGB , it could n't seize the time and push ahead as fast with its plans as it wanted . |
| 28 | I could n't afford the time . |
| 29 | ‘ I could n't afford the time , even if I had the money , ’ says Robyn . |
| 30 | And the revenue got mean and decided it could n't afford the time of serving officers and it left pre-retirement council and other bodies with a gap to fill er the only other people who are er professional if you like , who could fill it , would be accountants and they were n't available . |