Example sentences of "are [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could then make a multiple stimulus-response drill where two stimuli are given each time , and you have to choose the appropriate verb form . |
| 2 | ‘ If the process is allowed to achieve a more relaxed rhythm of its own and we are given enough time to handle the international consequences , the Soviet leadership probably could live with the kind of confederal links between the two Germanys which are under discussion now . ’ |
| 3 | We can only try to provide an efficient service if we are clear what it is you need and are given sufficient time to do something about it . |
| 4 | Finally , check with your airline , airport or travel agent regarding check-in times — some airlines are allowing more time for extra security searches |
| 5 | It is done in spring or early summer on outdoor plants , and rooting may take up to a year ; pot plants are layered any time and should root in a few weeks . |
| 6 | It does n't distress the birds too much , some are caught 5 times in a week . |
| 7 | The huge difference in size between the drum and oval window means that sounds , particularly low frequencies , are amplified 100 times , instead of just eighteen times as in the human ear . |
| 8 | I do n't think there is an overall meaning to be got by the symbolism of hands , though they are used many times to mean different things with many characters though in some cases what makes them symbolic is because it is hands that are being referred to and not another part of the anatomy . |
| 9 | if you are offered any time of gift or inducement from people with whom you have dealings as a representative of the ES ; |
| 10 | If you are told enough times that you are incapable , you begin to believe it and lose the self-confidence you need to do your job … |
| 11 | As was made clear in the debate today , there is agreement — on both sides , I think — on the latter parts of the Bill dealing with higher education , although here , too , we are providing reasonable time for consideration in Committee . |
| 12 | Nurses in the USA are expecting better time ahead after the election of Bill Clinton as president last week . |
| 13 | Preliminary work began last September following the appointment of two countryside officers who are employed full time on the project . |
| 14 | If both consultants and house officers are to give dedicated time to education , then less clinical work will be achieved and waiting lists will grow longer . |
| 15 | We talked of toxic wastes ; the possibility of there ever being true democracy in Tonga ( ‘ on paper the place is ripe for revolution , it is true , and our friends in the other islands are experiencing troubled times , so we must be wary ’ ) ; the complaints about corruption among the Tongan nobility , the curious business arrangements engineered between members of the royal family and the dubious Americans who were forever fetching up at the palace doorstep wishing to bend a royal ear to this scheme or that , with wealth and fame for all ; and the most surprising news : his decision to demolish the royal palace . |
| 16 | ( 8 ) Audiotext Harvard OTC ) " They are expanding their telephone lines dramatically , as they are getting several times the number of calls they had anticipated . " |
| 17 | We are so busy , we are having high times . |
| 18 | So should you discover that you are spending more time in Safeways than on the north-bound carriageway of the A9 , it 's time to tackle the South Glen Shiel Ridge . |
| 19 | Equally , many people sell their house and move somewhere smaller without taking account of the fact that when they are spending more time at home they may actually want more space , rather than less . |
| 20 | The time taken to process claims has been reduced ; the error rate is down ; and claimants are spending less time waiting . |
| 21 | Males that are not successful at this manoeuvre are losing reproductive time ; they are older and bigger . |
| 22 | ‘ What 's happened in the last 10 years and is accelerating very fast is the fact the women are taking less time off ’ , says Michaels . |
| 23 | Soon you will find that you are taking more time to act , instead of reacting with an habitual response . |
| 24 | Mr Noir and Mrs Barzach are counting this time on the growing public irritation with the leadership squabbles and on general disillusionment with party politics to boost their cause . |
| 25 | Non-residential pre-retirement courses are run five times a year at their Aylesbury headquarters . |
| 26 | Since strictly military affairs are involved this time , the eyes of the generals were opened , too … |
| 27 | As things have changed round here , things are changing present time er which has so much , however , and there are other areas er just report will be reconsidered er and the right sort of er er area of cover er that we would wish to see and just cutting services , we 're talking about improving resources from an area which is clear to areas where there is no further issue , or etc. , etc. , there is not adequate cover . |
| 28 | The boxes are emptied three times a year by 40 collectors . |
| 29 | Envelopes or labels are typed each time a story goes out . |
| 30 | Rasterize the results ; Steps 1–3 are repeated 100 times . |