Example sentences of "amount of time [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , but I like to work a certain amount of time per day . |
| 2 | Normally we need to look at large numbers of objects ( tens , or perhaps hundreds ) : the analytical technique must therefore give results in a reasonable amount of time per sample and cope with large numbers of objects . |
| 3 | The students spend a given amount of time per week for a period of months , with the guidance of an assigned individual in the company and with the support of the technical staff of the school or college . |
| 4 | These will vary from Compact to Compact but you will be expected to show : a ) that your attendance and punctuality have been consistently good , b ) that you can work reliably at school , c ) that you have spent a specific amount of time on Work Experience , d ) that you have a positive sense of responsibility to your school and the wider community . |
| 5 | We also see that teaching will build people up and we make a small amount of time after worship for this also . |
| 6 | It is not only the child of a broken marriage who feels this , but even when , sadly , one parent has died or spent a considerable amount of time in hospital . |
| 7 | Students making poor progress exercise the examinations committees for a disproportionate amount of time in comparison with their number . |
| 8 | From that year onwards , he became progressively more absent from the conduct of daily political affairs , relying as much on the inertia of the system he had created as on his ministers to keep the country running , while he devoted increasing amounts of time to hunting , shooting and fishing . |
| 9 | Compare : Encouraged by the success of her early publications , Charlotte Brontë gave over increased amounts of time to writing . |