Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb base] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the performance a live pianist will prove more adaptable than anything recorded — if the performers need more time to cover the floor it 's no problem . |
| 2 | The position and the number of the ridges so formed vary , but there is a tendency for the ridges at high and low neap tide levels to be the most permanent , as would be expected from the fact that the waves have more time to act at these levels than at intermediate levels . |
| 3 | Pupils can be encouraged or discouraged as writers by what the teacher does with their writing , and the way you receive written work and respond to it powerfully affects the work the pupils do next time . |
| 4 | To do a thorough job , the police need more time . |
| 5 | Sometimes it is better to let the children have free time when they just run around in the garden or hall . |
| 6 | The treatment continues when the children spend periodic time in hospital , but at Poppy 's local hospital , the Gloucestershire Royal at Gloucester , parents have had to continue the treatment themselves . |
| 7 | Hospitals close , trains stop , radar goes on the blink , satellites spin wordlessly in space , and for everyone dialling long distance or local calls , the pips announce that time is finally up . |