Example sentences of "and a [noun] of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maintenance medication and a reduction of time spent in face-to-face contact with a high ‘ EE ’ relative was shown by these studies to reduce the risk associated with living in a high ‘ EE ’ home . |
| 2 | All you need is a transfer tool , some yarn and a bit of time . |
| 3 | I think those things , and group meetings and crêches , are completely boring and a waste of time . |
| 4 | ‘ It would be too expensive and a waste of time , ’ he said . |
| 5 | The plaintiff claimed that if an effective s 485(3) direction could not be made , then compliance with the s 17 notice would be burdensome , oppressive and a waste of time . |
| 6 | It 's impossible and a waste of time . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ He thinks the ministry is an affectation and a waste of time , and on the other hand he thinks priests should be very good , and he does n't think I am because he 's known me for so long , so he 's annoyed with me . |
| 8 | The shadow foreign secretary , Dr Jack Cunningham , said : ‘ If the House of Commons has no say over the Maastricht Treaty then the bill itself is a complete charade and a waste of time . |
| 9 | All that may be needed is a classification of machines and a measurement of time spent on each machine by each product . |
| 10 | Unless you have a fair experience of building handicrafts and a lot of time on your hands , you will probably need to hire a builder , and you should take as much care over this as possible since the quality of building work varies very substantially indeed , and two different firms of builders , next to each other in the ‘ Yellow Pages ’ may reflect totally different standards and attitudes . |
| 11 | This does involve a lot of money laid out on different colours and a lot of time to build up a collection . |
| 12 | The business of getting and staying fit has become a complicated science and a lot of time spent working out specific programmes for different training phases during the year . |
| 13 | Not that going on the course takes you out of the field : a lot of time is spent on rehearsal and a lot of time is spent on performance technique . |
| 14 | Erm , I think we ought to make it very clear again , that we can now trace calls , and er , I hope the press are noting that and making as much as they can of it , because that 's the sort of thing that helps to remove malicious calls , which go which cost a lot of money , and a lot of time , and also put somebody else 's life in danger when an appliance has been called out to something that it 's not required for . |