Example sentences of "time [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norwich Union 's aim is at all times to provide a first class standard of service . |
| 2 | Well , erm I I have been accosted a few times to do a few things , you know erm like I say , prostitution , they think probably because you 're on your own , everybody else , because one , say one person in the block is one , then you are one as well , you know . |
| 3 | I was gon na say is it necessary to put and will be at the survey site at all times to ensure a smooth operation . |
| 4 | Project appraisal involves many calculations which must be carried out a number of times to produce a proper sensitivity analysis . |
| 5 | It may also have the effect of precluding those members who can not find the time to attend a few workshops and may therefore strengthen management committees and their bureaux in the long run . |
| 6 | Next consider the situation when a switch is closed at time to connect a steady e.m.f. to a series circuit comprising just capacitance C and resistance R. In these circumstances Kirchhoff 's voltage law gives and taking the Laplace transform with the aid of relations ( 11.20 ) and ( 11.31 ) , the corresponding equation is obtained . |
| 7 | It was not the most enticing of substances , and Marie returned to the surgery , this time to see a male GP . |
| 8 | Rocky , busy waving his charges on board , glanced over his shoulder in time to see a small group of dark shapes disappearing at a fast lope round the bend of the curving driveway . |
| 9 | He crossed the street , dodging the traffic , reaching the door in time to see a second figure stepping into the elevator . |
| 10 | His head rose above the floor level of the hay-loft in time to see a great deal more of Melody than he had anticipated as she slipped her ragged clothes back on . |
| 11 | Leaning forward , she was in time to see a lethal-looking sports car nose its way across the cobbles . |
| 12 | She looked out of her bedroom window just in time to see a dark figure leading Bathsheba 's horse and cart out of the field . |
| 13 | While the monster stoked , was Victor finding time to perform a facial operation on the female ? |
| 14 | Withdrawal should be over an period of time to allow the Northern Irish time to establish a new form of government . |
| 15 | His mind had been prepared for an impossible radiance and it had taken time to absorb a new set of signals . |
| 16 | So the criminals move freely around the galaxy , pursing their profession , and the FedPol must swallow its frustration and hope one day to be in the right place at the right time to catch a big-time wrong-doer in the act . |
| 17 | He was thirty-six years old and not yet married , mainly because his trips to Africa — where most of his work had been done — had not left him much time to find a suitable wife , though others in similar positions seemed to have achieved wives and marriages , whether suitable or not . |
| 18 | Before she had time to find a suitable reply , the telephone rang again . |
| 19 | One fact I did recognize and hang on to was that late afternoon was the best time to find a young mother at home . |
| 20 | As she reads her sons a bedtime story , she hopes a hearing at Oxford County Court tomorrow , will grant her more time to find a new home . |
| 21 | There had n't been any time to find a new skivvy , and a skivvy was vital if the evening was to be a success . |
| 22 | On Dec. 10 it was agreed to abandon the Self Defence Forces bill ; in return , the opposition withdrew its insistence that Miyazawa and his aides testify , and agreed to an extension of the Diet session until Dec. 21 in order to allow sufficient time to pass a supplementary budget . |
| 23 | As air fresheners and other chemicals deliver only temporary results , it is now the time to try a new product which does n't just mask smells , but actually digests them , claim the manufacturers . |
| 24 | It 's not the best time to launch a new car but we 're optimistic that by 1992 it 'll be alright . |
| 25 | On the other hand , I have needed from time to time to provide a certain amount of background , because the progress of a friendship can not be traced otherwise than by describing attendant circumstances . |
| 26 | Throughout the Latin America/Caribbean region , we feel that this is the time to consolidate a long process which we began in preparation for the Manila Congress in 1989 . |
| 27 | Liz sees the profit in investing two days ' selection time to hire a top-flight sales person . |
| 28 | They also agreed that there was not time to create a civil service law , but said that civil servants should be reassured that past political affiliation should not affect future job selection processes . |
| 29 | The Labour Government and the Chiefs of Staff needed time to chart a new course in Defence policy . |
| 30 | A popular image of the social researcher is of a figure armed with a clipboard who approaches you in the street , and asks if you have the time to answer a few questions . |