Example sentences of "time [to-vb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the great bonuses of The Third Age is time — time to spare for other people , even if it is only to listen to what they have to say . |
| 2 | As a result of the requests we receive from employees , we are aware that many of you give up your own time to work for charitable organisations . |
| 3 | He decided to sell it because he wanted time to look for other things and because whichever organisation bought it would automatically attract people who would want to study it for different scientific reasons . |
| 4 | This will give you and your family time to look for other accommodation in the area . |
| 5 | But the Australian Government went further and instructed its delegation to the IWC to work for a permanent global ban — not a moratorium , a ban — and at the same time to press for humane measures while any whaling continued . |
| 6 | Time to market for new products was typically 204 weeks ; at Enfield , they wanted to cut that by one year . |
| 7 | The new bridge , designed by W.H. Barlow , was of wrought-iron lattice girder construction , like the old , but proper scientific calculations were made this time to allow for lateral wind pressure — the first time scientific studies of such stresses were made — and the new Tay Bridge , still the longest railway bridge in Britain at just over 2 miles , has stood solid for 100 years , linking Dundee with Fife . |
| 8 | He had to go the long way around , but it gave him plenty of time to watch for any indication that there might be anybody at home . |
| 9 | Er I wan na get my car first this year so that gives me time to save for next year . |
| 10 | The boys talked nostalgically about the way fighting had been a part of their fathers ' world ; ‘ about the time old man MacIlroy , half-pissed , had taken on ali the men folk of his very extended family , at his sister 's wedding , and stili had time to call for more beer . |
| 11 | There were no ski-lifts so those who wanted higher slopes than the nurseries rose early and carrying all their gear — wire for repairs , spare sealskin gloves , sweaters and food — in a rucksack , climbed for three or four hours and then skied down , reaching the village by twilight , just in time to change for après-ski activities . |
| 12 | Additionally it might be argued that with the almost instantaneous transmission of information we have these days , the impact of hearing about individuals or groups or communities of people dying is that much greater because we have less time to prepare for bad news . |
| 13 | Er that was silly er I did n't allow myself sufficient time to prepare for this opening and ob obviously to compose myself . |