Example sentences of "time [vb -s] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Simple reaction time refers to a response , such as a key press , indicating merely that the stimulus has been detected , whereas discriminative reaction time refers to a response where some kind of discrimination is called for between two stimuli presented either simultaneously or successively .
2 Simple reaction time refers to a response , such as a key press , indicating merely that the stimulus has been detected , whereas discriminative reaction time refers to a response where some kind of discrimination is called for between two stimuli presented either simultaneously or successively .
3 Almost a third of a mile of ‘ 00 ’ gauge track — equivalent to 25 miles — plus a stunning ‘ N ’ gauge model of a Bavarian town where time flies with a dramatic change of lighting from day to night every 3 minutes .
4 A typical instance of late medieval anxiety about time occurs in a letter of 1399 written by the wife of the ‘ Merchant of Prato ’ , Francesco di Marco Datini , to her ageing husband : ‘ In view of all you have to do , when you waste an hour , it seems to me a thousand … .
5 Reaction time increases as a function of the amount of information required to be processed in the brain .
6 At about the year 1550 the pyramidal base of the funnel suddenly narrows and from that time proceeds in a straight and narrow path to the present day .
7 LOSE 10LBS BY CHRISTMAS — a diet that 'll pay dividends when the time comes for a little festive cheer !
8 Yet , when the time comes for a hermit crab to change shell , having outgrown its present one , it can accomplish the change over in just a few seconds .
9 But nice , attractive , desexualised people having a bad time makes for a ‘ white bread ’ product , a cop-out .
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