Example sentences of "[noun sg] of time [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clara dreaded the vacations , and tried to whittle them down as much as she could , by semi-obligatory study courses , and quasi-essential trips to the continent to learn the languages she was studying , but despite these nibblings and thefts , she still found herself obliged to spend a great deal of time each year in Hartley Road . |
| 2 | I have spent a deal of time these past few years on cultivating you , submitting you to a species of metaphysical topiary , clipping , pruning , stunting . |
| 3 | ‘ Given a relation R , the attribute B is said to be functionally dependent on attribute A if at every instant of time each value of A has no more than one value of B associated with it in the relation R. ’ |
| 4 | This equation may be solved using Laplace transforms if z(t) is a simple function of time such as a polynomial . |
| 5 | Each has its proper sphere , but in course of time each of them extends its jurisdiction , so that the same matters may often be dealt with indifferently by any one of them . |
| 6 | In course of time these petitions came to be addressed direct to the Chancellor himself . |
| 7 | Mm and old Bob down the road , Bob , he has n't been in for about the same sort of time this 'll be his fourth week wo n't it ? |
| 8 | These are sometimes designed to take place for a period of time such as a day or a week . |
| 9 | If the oil film breaks down momentarily for a very short period of time that little bit of carbon that four percent carbon in the cast iron will actually stop the aluminium sticking to the cylinder . |
| 10 | And eventually after a period of time that ins outer insulation will wear down , it will fray and it will break and it will expose the live and the neutral wires until , unfortunately sometimes , it will be a little bit too late . |
| 11 | If subject to stress for a sufficiently long period of time all ‘ solid ’ materials are capable of flow . |
| 12 | What about some sort of sticker that she gets that can use the use of her period of time another idea to around . |
| 13 | Over a period of time these muscles , including the heart which is a muscular organ , become more efficient . |
| 14 | The allegation was that she did not do enough to help her , and over a period of time this had made the carer extremely angry , and at the same time made their mother dissatisfied about the care she was receiving . |
| 15 | The purpose of an underlay ( or padding ) is to protect the rug from being squeezed between two hard surfaces , because over a period of time this kind of pressure can damage the fibres . |
| 16 | What a waste of time that was . |
| 17 | and the third might become a fourth , the fourth unlikely to become a fifth and you think what a waste of time that was . |
| 18 | With no waste of time all the equipment was installed and set to work . |
| 19 | Cos you could get there and there could be a four o'clock there and you might think oh my God what a waste of time this is . |
| 20 | bloody waste of time this was I did n't get any business out of it or er I did well out of this |
| 21 | But Chiros has a different and meaning of time all together . |
| 22 | Because of a shortage of time most selectors will have to rely upon a quick and subjective sampling technique . |
| 23 | Why do we need to be reminded about the eradication of time all the time ? |
| 24 | One must appreciate that with the passing of time all things progress ; what may have been of considerable interest to one generation may not be to the next . |
| 25 | The criterion is the amount of time such appointments take up : a maximum of 30 days per annum may be spent on such activities before any deduction in stipend is considered . |
| 26 | You will also find it valuable to allot a certain amount of time each day to evaluate your progress in order to see how you are doing , to study any problems you have encountered , to decide what you need to do next , and to plan how to go about it . |
| 27 | The minimum amount of time that is necessary er in an operation such as this when the operation is finished the officers are then allowed to go home , that 's the end of their shift because erm there 's a great deal of adrenalin flows on an operation like this . |
| 28 | ( d ) Offices and employments As a matter of prudence , agreement should be reached at an early stage in the life of any firm whose partners , or some of them , are likely to find themselves appointed to some professional or public office as to : ( 1 ) whether remuneration from such offices should in principle be accounted for as part of the profits of the firm ( Clause 10.06 ) ; and ( 2 ) the amount of time any partner should be permitted to devote to such activities ( before his profit share suffers some downward adjustment ) . |
| 29 | We expend endless energy and an awful lot of time each day in pre-empting criticism ; in censoring our speech and our behaviour , checking our appearance , taking up less room , making ourselves invisible , smiling at the request of total strangers , feigning pleasure when we feel none — being good girls rather than real women . |
| 30 | Well he does , he goes in on Saturdays very often , he goes in on Sundays very often , you know , goes up to have a look at a site or goes into the office to look over something in peace without the phone ringing all that 's sort of thing , he puts in a lot of time that 's not strictly accounted for , Gerry did , I did as a teacher , but then we were well paid . |