Example sentences of "more time [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dilemma can be expressed as follows : the more accessible teachers seek to make themselves to all their pupils as individuals , the less time they have for direct , extended and challenging interaction with any of them ; but the more time they devote to such extended interaction with some children , the less demanding on them as teachers must be the activities they give to the rest ; and the less demanding an activity is of their time and attention as teachers , the more the likelihood that the activity in question will demand little of the child . |
| 2 | ( 8 ) The more female ducks the males have to look at the more time they spend looking at them . |
| 3 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |
| 4 | The more a person is integrated into a close-knit social network , the more time they spend speaking to the same group of people and the less they spend in contact with others who might change their speech . |
| 5 | The sad fact is that many of these ‘ irruptive ’ birds spend their last days in the islands , because if they do not move on immediately while they still have the strength , the more time they spend searching for what is n't there , the less chance there is of their being able to make another long sea crossing . |
| 6 | The more time we have had to consider the GCSE , the less revolutionary in any true sense it seems to be . |
| 7 | We 'll come back to you if we ca n't find somebody who 's got more time I guess . |
| 8 | so the more time you 've got to do that , the easier it 'll be for you wo n't it ? |
| 9 | The more time you spend with horses observing their behaviour , the more effectively you will be able to judge their moods . |
| 10 | Now you can come in every day , and sit and sort out your bumf , but I always believe that the great British public are out there , so the more time you spend out there , the more profit you 're gon na make , there 's less profit being in the branch . |
| 11 | The more time you have to concentrate on training , the quicker the results will be . |
| 12 | The more time you have spent making notes from lectures or from books and rewriting and ordering those notes , the greater the importance that material will be to you . |