Example sentences of "[be] [art] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let pij be the proportion of time for which si*sj = 1 . |
| 2 | If one takes degrees of latitude on the surface of time to be the analogue of time , one could say that the surface of the earth begins at the North Pole . |
| 3 | The expectations of the two parties may be very different , as may be the amount of time and effort they each put into the deal . |
| 4 | Also bearing on the seriousness of an anomaly will be the length of time that it resists attempts to remove it . |
| 5 | One of the strongest indications of class throughout the world came to be the length of time the travellers were prepared to spend at the station and the quantity of baggage which they had with them when they passed through it . |
| 6 | Yet , for this child , the rehabilitation period will be the length of time he is subject to a supervision requirement . |
| 7 | Most of the similarities must be the product of time and chance and circumstance ; but they are very striking . |
| 8 | if the risks in a case substantially increase for the plaintiff , especially as in this case where the defendant was given leave inter alia to amend their defence , there should be no extension of time to a plaintiff to accept a payment into court . |
| 9 | So there 's gon na be a bit of time , gon na to be spent on your own , developing yourself . |
| 10 | It had become increasingly clear over the last few days that the anger of East Germans is focused on the Communist Party and that it can only be a question of time before the party has to relinquish its leading role and allow political competition . |
| 11 | If there is going to be a change of time signature prepare it by making a bridge passage , so that the new beat is clearly signalled and the transition is easy . |
| 12 | This may therefore be a clause of time , place , cause , reason , purpose , result , condition , concession , manner or comparison . |
| 13 | Such a calculation is not a perfect one , and there is bound to be a failure from time to time if you are really trying to achieve that objective . |
| 14 | I 'll be sixty five in two months time Art , it 's time for a move , they 'll be a lot of time on my hands . |
| 15 | There is not going to be a lot of time to organise something . ’ |
| 16 | McLeish decided it would be a waste of time to suggest that it would have hardly been reasonable for Angela Morgan to expect to inherit a quick fortune from a man of sixty-two . |
| 17 | Perhaps any attempt to sneak out would be a waste of time . |
| 18 | It would be a waste of time , much too expensive . |
| 19 | It could be argued even so that in 10 cases the investigative work turned out to be a waste of time and caused great distress to the families investigated . |
| 20 | Press conferences At the national level , press conferences can often prove to be a waste of time and effort . |
| 21 | This sentence , delivered with just a hint of censure in its tone , convinced me that all further logical argument would be a waste of time . |
| 22 | If your inadequacy is so serious that , to use one phrase from the case law , there is an ‘ irredeemable incapability ’ , so that being given a warning and an opportunity to mend your ways would simply be a waste of time and might put the business at risk , it may be just to dismiss you as soon as the full extent of your failings comes to light . |
| 23 | With regard to orientation in library use , Ford states that ‘ the lecture commonly given to freshmen students at the beginning of their first session , must surely be a waste of time . |
| 24 | It would be a waste of time for both of you to go on to an interview . |
| 25 | ‘ We must see you get some decent food or it 'll be a waste of time paying you a wage . ’ |
| 26 | Before we get it fingerprinted , which I suspect will be a waste of time , and tested for blood , which wo n't be , please would you nip down and winkle out Norman Pinder from wherever he 's parked himself ? |
| 27 | Platies and other livebearers do n't pair up in the same way as cichlids do — keeping them in pairs would be a waste of time , as they 're unfussy about which partner they choose to breed with . |
| 28 | At best , they would be a waste of time , at worst , positively damaging . |
| 29 | He realised that asking Mr Simpson about the will without a court order would be a waste of time . |
| 30 | The Marshal had seen them as they stood gossiping in the street at an equal distance between the two buildings so as to keep their doors in view , but it would be a waste of time trying to get her to admit it . |