Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least we wo n't dally — no humming and hawing — no referring the matter to superiors and wasting valuable time . |
| 2 | After the ceremony , at around one in the morning , Dustin rang his friend , actor Stanley Beck ( who would later appear in John and Mary and Lenny , and co-produce Straight Time ) , telling him he had nowhere to stay the night . |
| 3 | From a school management point of view , valuable lessons about the nature of curriculum change , the processes involved and the need to plan for and provide adequate time and resource for all staff involved , have been learnt . |
| 4 | Eddie Heley , Maintenance Fitter , was given £10 for an idea that could reduced wear and save down time on Axminster looms by fitting hardened brushes to the sneck sleeve bracket . |
| 5 | In order to study effectively you need to be organised and to put sufficient time aside to learn and to reflect . |
| 6 | With the benefit of hindsight , these are now estimated at £4,900 , comprising expenses of £1,220 and lost chargeable time of £3,680 . |
| 7 | Mr Mansell , the first Indy-500 rookie to finish the full distance in 23 years , at one point drove past his pit and lost valuable time . |
| 8 | I obtained my PhD in 1978 and started full time work on ‘ soft money . ’ |
| 9 | If you do this you are unlikely to face the problem of forgetting about work and having inadequate time to do an assignment justice . |
| 10 | Living alone and trying to bring up a small daughter is no easy task , and taking extra time to learn a new skill is just an added burden . ’ |
| 11 | Considerable work has been carried out on methods for analysing and modelling individual time series of observations . |
| 12 | They paused dramatically and gave Jacqui time to say , ‘ Charles , they 've got a new will . |
| 13 | are churned out poorly and take extra time |
| 14 | In contrast , however , the Cleveland Report is particularly sensitive to such issues in relation to sexual abuse and spends considerable time trying to weigh the often conflicting evidence it received on identification and assessment , particularly in terms of the reflex anal dilatation test . |
| 15 | ‘ I really admire you , bringing up four from the time the youngest was only five and working full time . |
| 16 | Eventually he had to make a choice between management and working full time in front of the cameras — so he resigned at Villa . |
| 17 | A third patient died suddenly after rupture of an aortic aneurysm 63 months after orthotopic transplantation , having been previously well and working full time . |
| 18 | Those who argue that creating such a structure would take years and waste valuable time are probably right . |
| 19 | She had come in with fresh water to bathe his back and hands , and stole extra time to finish the job , because he was conscious and willing to lie still . |