Example sentences of "much [prep] the time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For much of the time the only sounds were the chatter of birds and the humming of my bike 's knobbly tyres , but the wide panoramas changed constantly as the countryside unfolded around me . |
| 2 | Much of the time the principal performers were not even aware of what we were doing for them . |
| 3 | A blustery wind made control very difficult and for too much of the time the ball was high in the air . |
| 4 | The secretary of each level of the party had quasi-absolute power over the members below him , and Elena had a double advantage : not only was she the Party secretary able to veto or grant small privileges for her colleagues , her husband was much of the time the Second Secretary in the Party at large , controlling the day-to-day business of the Romanian Communists under Dej 's supervision . |
| 5 | Much of the time the problem is eased by set rules for encounters and by rituals . |
| 6 | As Stoker and Wilson note ( 1986 , p. 292 ) while ‘ over many issues and for much of the time the group may simply endorse decisions taken elsewhere , at the very least senior councillors and officers must be careful not to offend the core political values and commitments of backbenchers ’ . |
| 7 | Much of the time the narrative is weighed down by the Boehemer 's perceived seriousness of the subject matter — politics , race and violence in South Africa give new meaning to the phrase ‘ well-worn themes ’ — so that the characters are simply vehicles for the points she wants to make . |
| 8 | He said the existing system was a throwback to the days when each borough ran its own affairs and added that for much of the time the heavy rescue unit could only be used if firemen were taken off other machines . |