Example sentences of "most [prep] [art] time [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But most of the time colonial appointments were made in a way that reflected friendships and pressures in London . |
| 2 | I watched both them and Mathews closely throughout both days while he was giving evidence , and for most of the time all three of the judges had their heads and eyes down on the notes they were keeping . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They 're built to cope with the largest demand , although most of the time that demand is simply not required . |
| 4 | Now , the government has shifted the focus of curriculum planning from availability ( the options system ) to entitlement , and has unwittingly ensured ( by filling most of the time available with the statutory curriculum ) that the dimensions , skills and themes of this entitlement can be met most easily inside the foundation subjects , and not outside them . |
| 5 | But most of the time such punishment is wasted because it does not produce repentance or reform . |
| 6 | Most of the time sensible princes deliberately took steps to avoid so chancy a business . |
| 7 | ‘ We took Laura to one evening reception where she spent most of the time entertaining folk in the kitchen . |
| 8 | Most of the time this isolation is what I seek , but today I just feel lonely . |
| 9 | For most of the time this involved consecutive interpreting , i.e. making notes of what the speaker said and then at the end ( of perhaps an hour 's talk ) repeating the speech in the target language . |
| 10 | For most of the time this works imperfectly and simultaneous interpretation of BSL to English is frequently marked by the interpreter requesting repetition or further information from the deaf person . |
| 11 | As both parents spoke to him in Punjabi for most of the time this did not seem surprising . |