Example sentences of "of [det] [noun] ['s] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ If you would prefer not to pursue the matter , just say so , and we wo n't waste any more of each other 's time . ’ |
2 | Young people were caught up in a whirlwind of activity with , to quote a social worker , ‘ the teachers and the physios and the medics arguing out who has this square inch of this kid 's time ’ . |
3 | Much of this group 's time was spent in discussion and negotiation with Russian authorities in Moscow and Siberia , but one day was spent at a 30-year-old pumping station near Tyumen . |
4 | At the other end of the scale , none of the small libraries indicated that over a quarter of any individual 's time was devoted to training , although there was an overlap between small and medium sized libraries in other categories . |
5 | Because a very large part of any president 's time is taken up in the ceremonial , in the ritual , in meeting heads of states from other countries , from opening the equivalents of garden fetes , receiving parties of boy scouts , er and whatever else the Queen and her family do these days . |
6 | The fanfare of catwalk shows , exhibitions , and the production of designs that may never be worn , take up a great deal of most designers ' time and money . |