Example sentences of "they [verb] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say , with such a busy schedule none of them has any time for girlfriends . |
| 2 | They met some time in ‘ thirty-eight , I gather . |
| 3 | Bicker muttered to himself as he rode in front , but they made better time for the wind had not risen and the sun was almost warm . |
| 4 | They devoted much time to the investigation and publication of wage rates ( A. L. Bowley was recruited for this purpose ) and investigation of labour conditions , including those in the sweated trades . |
| 5 | Instead , they snatched extra time in the 80th minute when Cork got a touch onto Glyn Hodges ' cross and as a defender attempted to clear , the ball was driven against Ward and back past a helpless Mimms . |
| 6 | Whether there is any social morality or justice in such a system is not a matter which the detectives are given to question ; nor do they spend much time in reflecting on why some dubious property acquisition is outside their terms of reference , or what the relationship is of such practices to the maintenance of position and power . |
| 7 | Their detour to Fort George crossed what is how the main road from Nairn to Inverness , and they arrived some time in the late morning . |
| 8 | Often , too , husband and wife have become so caught up in their work , their children or their respective outside interests that they devote less time to each other . |
| 9 | When they returned some time during the morning , despite her lack of sleep , Sarella had never felt more wide awake . |
| 10 | They spent some time in the north . ’ |
| 11 | They spent more time on their feet than they did sitting . |
| 12 | The candidates themselves may have to commit more time to the interview selection process ; the interviewers will have to ensure they leave enough time for discussion between themselves as well as making their own post-interview notes ; time will have to be set aside for the interviewers to meet and finalize their decision . |
| 13 | With the exception of Hitchcock , whom they worshipped , they had little time for accepted and acclaimed directors , finding more value in the more commercial movies of , for instance , Howard Hawks and Raoul Walsh . |
| 14 | Actives to be sure , serve God with their toil and outward activity , but they spend little time in inner quiet . |
| 15 | Some American analyses have indicated that their average life span may be as much as 10 years longer than that of meat eaters and they spend less time in hospital . |
| 16 | They are also likely to have greater need for heating than other groups , because they spend more time at home . |
| 17 | Obviously the ratio of direct to indirect work varies with different occupations but , in nearly all , practitioners find that they spend more time on the latter than they think is appropriate . |
| 18 | They are more into weights , running … they spend more time on general fitness . ’ |
| 19 | The number of personnel is small but they work full time in the unit and are not concerned with the rest of the corporate planning department 's roles in the planning process . |