Example sentences of "of time on [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I did get away with it a couple of times on this record . |
| 2 | For a programme in which you can devote six hours a day to language learning , Brewster and Brewster suggest the following amounts of time on each phrase : In your daily programme you may experience two reactions — boredom or frustration . |
| 3 | Although they feel ‘ cut off ’ from the mainstream of the knitting world , the knitters are very imaginative and prepared to spend a lot of time on one garment — and it shows ! |
| 4 | So , it does n't need the rigorous coaching of , for example , athletics to improve , merely plenty of time on one board learning how it behaves . |
| 5 | The second is that while all primary school decision-making is dependent upon both formal and informal relations and contacts , the more complex structures require a much greater expenditure of time on formal decision-making processes ; at the same time , there is greater risk of divisiveness if groups and individuals feel that they are being excluded from the formal processes or that the latter are less important than informal , behind-closed-doors negotiations . |
| 6 | I 've spent a lot of time on this job — or rather wasted a lot of time — it meant a great deal to me . " |
| 7 | Erm t just to er well there was a l a certain lack of time on this thing , I mean , Dennis had to come round and tell us to start our tick-list else we were n't gon na . |