Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government should be devoting more time to considering how the wartime counter-inflation policy could be continued in peacetime . |
| 2 | She and her husband have only recently moved into their marital home and their first child is due at Christmas , but they do n't even know where they 'll be living this time next week . |
| 3 | and when I see the buses now running around , they seem to run everywhere I do n't on earth what kind of running board they 've got because in my day it was so well regulated that erm you just recorded certain intermediate stages and I quote Witton and Rushmere you get , used to get Witton Terminus , Norwich Road Bridge , Sherrington Road , Barret Corner , Electric House and you gave an indication of the time that those buses should be passing those times . |
| 4 | ‘ And what might you be wanting this time o ’ night ? ’ he demanded belligerently . |
| 5 | Those affected may be vomiting many times a day and may also be abusing laxatives . |
| 6 | The company says it will be running some time this year , after more than three years ' work . |
| 7 | Now , that 's , that 's what you should be doing each time with these With that in and and that much in sort of |
| 8 | What do you think you 'll be doing this time next year ? |
| 9 | It did n't take her long to realise that he could n't really be spending much time here . |
| 10 | Now my knowledge of that database is nobody should be spending any time doing anything with that , cos nobody 's ever said it works . |
| 11 | He had qualified at university in geology and geography , had tried teaching in Hull but found it too confining and when one of the old guard told him he should be spending more time with children who had some potential rather than those to whom he felt committed , he resigned on the same day . |
| 12 | Suffolk secretary Konrad Machej said : ‘ Teachers will be spending more time teaching , which is what parents really want . ’ |
| 13 | Firstly , you will probably be spending more time at home , so items like heating and lighting are liable to be costlier . |
| 14 | As you 'll probably be spending more time in the living area , this will be your starting point . |
| 15 | VBS used to give Output Manager away with their somewhat quirky VB No5 program but now seem to be spending more time developing the Output Manager rather than No5 ! |
| 16 | John intends to keep active in retirement and will be spending more time on ‘ serious ’ walking . |
| 17 | Eliza was under no illusions that this meant they would be spending more time together : ‘ John , of course , will not remain there long , ’ she told her mother , ‘ but be wandering off in some direction … ’ . |
| 18 | Her mother seemed to be coping this time , and they sincerely hoped she would n't go back , but she did . |
| 19 | In corners of rural Scotland the lord lieutenant may only be required to turn out four or five times a year , but in densely populated industrial areas like the West Midlands , Charles Ian Finch-Knightley , the eleventh Earl of Aylesford , may be performing several times a month . |
| 20 | The general election marks the end of some distinguished political careers.Five Central South MPs will not be standing this time round , including two former top Conservatives . |
| 21 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 22 | There 's not much else to tell you except that he could be arriving any time . |
| 23 | He should be arriving any time . ’ |
| 24 | But no matter how often the archives are ransacked for old genres to bastardise , you do n't have to be at the forefront of style-making to foresee that very few clubs will be swaying this time next year to Pub Acid , Hip Malt ` n ’ Hops , or Sweaty Backroom House . |