Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] of [pos pn] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hoped that Herta would spend some of her time playing with the little Wirthses . |
| 2 | Children with a very severe mental or physical handicap can spend some of their time at special schools or residential centres , but once they reach adulthood facilities are often no longer available . |
| 3 | And of such professors , how many would rest content with the conclusion that Pound reached in 1918 : ‘ A critic must spend some of his time asking questions — which perhaps no one can answer . |
| 4 | Without wishing to detract from the impact of the number of dogs put to sleep weekly by the RSPCA , it must be realised that this number would be much higher if vets themselves did not also spend much of their time carrying out euthanasia . |
| 5 | Obviously the leaders of major organisations can not spend much of their time in schools , but their occasional visits would complement the very valuable support which can be given on a regular and consistent basis by businesses and people who work within them . |
| 6 | Ironically , in some cultures ( e.g. UK ) , many of these people will spend much of their time complaining about the very structure and rationality they were seeking . |
| 7 | But most students will spend much of their time working in the college library , study centre or some other room set aside for quiet study ( i.e. not the refectory or student union ) . |
| 8 | Domestic cats left to fend for themselves in the wild would still spend much of their time asleep , and conserve their energy for hunting at dawn and dusk . |
| 9 | Instead , he 'd spend much of his time penning captions and headlines . |
| 10 | In a typical week , the field man will spend much of his time in routine inspection and monitoring by sampling river water , industrial and farm discharges and occasionally groundwater supplies . |
| 11 | Not only will the Yorkshireman spend much of his time getting to know his charges , he also expects to play the odd game or two and his experience should prove invaluable . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't spend much of my time with the other caddies , Inspector . |
| 13 | These are necessary and you can not spend all of your time studying . |
| 14 | Now , as the rather skimpy Consciousness and Behaviour outlines , psychologists are having to face the fact that most people do n't spend most of their time behaving like witless rats . |
| 15 | Thus children in a primary school will spend most of their time with the same teacher in any one year , while secondary school pupils will be taught by a variety of different teachers . |
| 16 | In any case , she would spend most of her time on deck . |
| 17 | Cos she 's gon na spend most of her time with Dave and the people living with |
| 18 | You must spend most of your time commuting ? ’ |
| 19 | Right , do n't spend most of your time trying to come to grips with something that you just do n't understand . |
| 20 | if it is considered that the information content is of paramount importance then it is valid to so construct a resource centre that every student may spend most of his time wired up to a dial-access system so that all he need do is dial a number , press a button and then sit passively absorbing what he sees on a screen and hears in his headphones … |
| 21 | Freddie took my few belongings up to the garret where I was to sleep and spend most of my time until the baby was born . |
| 22 | Playing a leading role in all aspects of new production developments — from conception through to commissioning and post-operational servicing — is the project engineering department , which will this year dedicate much of its time and expertise to the installation of capital plant and equipment . |
| 23 | From April 1987 ( after a year in which he acted as Deputy Director of the Polytechnic ) he was redeployed as Assistant Director and Dean of the Modular Course on the assumption that he would have half of his time from September 1987 available for Course administration . |
| 24 | ‘ We sha n't take much of her time , ’ David promised . |
| 25 | He must devote some of his time to administrative , consultative or post-operative duties too . |