Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local garden or allotment society may have access to good cheap muck ; stables sometimes let you take it free , but this will be steaming fresh and needs time , and space , to rot . |
| 2 | It 's been ‘ an incredibly challenging , exciting and demanding time , ’ he says of his spell in Scotland . |
| 3 | Work out the following and save time by cancelling where possible . |
| 4 | The old 'uns know if they come in now they 'll be seen nice and easy and have time for a chat-up with their old mates . ’ |
| 5 | Either keeping personal creditors accounts or making sundry creditors adjustments can consume inordinate amounts of administrative and accounting time . |
| 6 | For all the elegance and elaborate facades , Zurich is a city where you can find value for money , so it pays to be patient and spend time comparing prices . |
| 7 | But they need to be reassured that in all countries results from research tend to be indirect and to take time before they come to fruition . |
| 8 | If the interview is at all long , the respondent must be comfortable and have time to answer the questions carefully . |
| 9 | Dexter had said nothing since leaving Malbis Castle , sensing that the superintendent was tired and wanted time to think . |
| 10 | It was getting late , she was tired and wanted time alone . |
| 11 | Prison officers are now salaried and take time off in lieu rather than accumulate high earnings on overtime ; they can purchase their own houses , and they can be promoted to governor grades rather than remaining a secondary uniformed branch . |
| 12 | He could get involved with children and be affectionate and spend time with them . |
| 13 | At the end of each week you can then add up your total time and compare your planned and achieved time to measure your progress ; and you can do the same thing at the end of 30 days . |
| 14 | ‘ So stay overnight and spend time with her tomorrow . |
| 15 | Since 1953 the United States has been subjected to rapidly reduced lead time on computer innovation , from several years ' lead time in the 1950s and 1960s to zero and lag time in the 1980s . |
| 16 | Doing an analysis like this is difficult and takes time . |
| 17 | Stamping and Labelling Time Cards |
| 18 | Tests to determine drug concentrations are expensive and take time , but cheap , rapid screening tests are now available that provide a qualitative answer within one hour — for example , by fluorescence immunoassay on a urine sample . |
| 19 | After surfacing the Solution remains active and displays time elapsed since surfacing , time until complete desaturation , maximum depth and dive time of your last dive , and amount of available no-decompression time for planning the next dive . |
| 20 | If managers were better informed of practice activity before 1990 and spent time equipping general practitioners instead of attacking them , they would learn from the general practitioner how to maintain quality of care . |