Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] [pos pn] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | For now he seems to be biding his time on the sidelines , ready to step in , should the UN 's effort start to crumble . |
| 2 | you 're not , you do n't seem to be using your time as efficiently |
| 3 | I 'd expect them to be wasting their time on this foolish nonsense and not me . |
| 4 | He had sent for a copy , but the bureaucratic machine seemed to be taking its time . |
| 5 | Roman seemed to be taking his time over the comparatively short trip , lowering the throttle so that they chugged sedately . |
| 6 | But as the young princes were soon to be spending their time at boarding school , Diana had little excuse to visit Highgrove . |
| 7 | She would prefer to be spending her time on planning for a teacher-led lesson , rather than on organising equipment and administering a scheme : |
| 8 | He could n't afford to be spending his time here . |
| 9 | For very many black parents , sport is considered to be idling your time away . |