Example sentences of "time [coord] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deal with Profix now means that Curtis can now cut delivery times and offer a just-in-time service to its customers . |
| 2 | One frame of the film is exposed every six seconds and if the film is then shown at 24 frames a second , the motion is speeded up 144 times and provides a dramatic picture of the cells ' behaviour . |
| 3 | According to his pupil , Norman Swindin [ q.v. ] , he was inclined to be irascible at times but had a dry sense of humour and the ability to recognize and laugh at his own mistakes . |
| 4 | The British LFS permits temporary workers to differentiate themselves between those engaged on a seasonal , temporary or casual basis and those contracted to work for a fixed period of time or to undertake a fixed task . |
| 5 | Good for Annabel , who had the sense to quit the circuit in good time and launch a successful new career . |
| 6 | He really had a hard time and suffered a great deal over the years from the wounds he received back then . |
| 7 | Our task and privilege is to take the time and make a serious effort to reflect on our lives and to realise anew , the saving and sanctifying power of God . |
| 8 | We stopped at lunch time and had a traditional meal with our driver who then took us back on our way . |
| 9 | We postulate that the alternation of homogeneous gabbro and graded layers is produced by a magma chamber that remains below the critical concentration for substantial periods of time and generates a steady accumulation of crystals on the floor in the cotectic proportions . |
| 10 | If you act for a mortgagee on such a purchase of unregistered land , you will again need a certified copy of the mortgage document ; so be wise in time and have a spare carbon or print ( if you are using a building society or other printed form ) prepared when engrossing . |
| 11 | The Brichardi have just bred for the first time and have a healthy brood of 20 or so fry . |
| 12 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 13 | Even here , I expect his mother comes in from time to time and has a good old poke round . ’ |
| 14 | We walked for quite a long time and covered a good deal of ground . |
| 15 | The Prince of Wales , he claimed , wanted money to support his horse racing ; the Duke of York to pay his bets and preserve his credit at Mucklow 's Tennis Court where he spent much of his time and lost a great deal of money estimated at £200,000 . |
| 16 | Members already give a lot of their time and spend a great deal of money on souvenirs … an increase to say £20 is unreasonable . |
| 17 | Some things are going to have to last you a very long time and withstand a great deal of wear so these must be the best of their kind that you can possibly afford . |
| 18 | I was more interested in the need to achieve a reorganisation of Britain 's conventional forces under firm businesslike central direction , coupled with a policy which would speed up their reaction time and create a mobile military force with a poised capacity to operate from land or sea bases . |
| 19 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |
| 20 | If it 's a drastic change you 're after , take your time and choose a new style carefully . |