Example sentences of "a total [noun] of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | sending tapes to the A&R departments is almost a total waste of time . |
| 2 | Him apart though it was pretty much all no-hopers — nothing more than a total waste of time and a convenient way for Paul to take the pressure off himself . |
| 3 | Tremayne made more than his usual fuss over Fiona , sensing some sort of turmoil , telling her comfortably that Mackie had just come back from Ascot races where he 'd sent a runner for the apprentice race which had proved a total waste of time . |
| 4 | It just seemed a total waste of time to bother redecorating it — the only solution seemed to be removing the chimney , adding an extension , or both . |
| 5 | And advances in technology have made congestion no longer a total waste of time . |
| 6 | The proposal by the then second lieutenant was addressed directly to the Commander-in-Chief Middle East , as Stirling knew full well that ‘ going through channels ’ would be a total waste of time . |
| 7 | All this effort turned out to be a total waste of time because , in the event , only a few bars of ‘ Music of the Night ’ wheezed from the instrument , and that so sotto voce that it could scarcely be heard . |
| 8 | There are flaws : ‘ Lenchmob Also In Tha Group ’ is a total waste of time , and ‘ Guerillas In Tha Mist ’ is an idea already sued twice . |
| 9 | Even I can remember there used to be a narrow strip of sand , winding along between the stones , Ruth thought ; it was n't a total waste of time , bringing our buckets and spades here when we were kids . |
| 10 | Distasteful , and a total waste of time . |
| 11 | David Sharod said yesterday , after being cleared by magistrates on a charge of abandoning his tropical fish : ‘ It 's been a total waste of time and money . ’ |
| 12 | Which is a total waste of time cos they 'll rewrite it all in a year 's time . |
| 13 | And so , i I mean it was to me it was a total waste of time over there ! |