Example sentences of "[verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 61 | We bring the time of our people , resources in kind , and skills and expertise . |
| 62 | At the least , Dr Mathew 's computer-instrument will put music within the grasp of would-be musicians who lack the time or inclination to learn how to play . |
| 63 | For the absolute beginner and those who lack the time or enthusiasm , the selection of a remedy can take place by considering primarily the very important symptoms of the remedies which have been printed in bold type , ignoring all the information in ordinary type . |
| 64 | The problem with environmental legislation of every kind is that , while we all applaud the intentions , we know automatically that the large-scale offenders have their own scientists , barristers , public-relations campaigns and representation in the House of Lords , that government inspectorates are hopelessly understaffed , and that consequently , at a local level , the enforcers concentrate their attention on the small fry who lack the time and resources to answer back . |
| 65 | For this the clients , mostly professional people and businessmen who lack the time to organise their own expeditions , but who have some impressive climbing pedigrees , will get full sherpa support , oxygen and a well-stocked chain of camps along the standard South Col route from Nepal . |
| 66 | We judge the time of day by the relative positions of the hands against the scale of hours , minutes and seconds printed on the watch face . |
| 67 | For these considerable services he received nothing , his enemies using the time he was away to poison Francesco I Sforza against him , not least because they were jealous of the work on the chapel . |
| 68 | The member of staff on playground duty can be taking a policing role or can be using the time to motivate and interest children . |
| 69 | Gertie still looked after Victoria , using the time that her charge spent in the schoolroom to attend to her clothes — washing , brushing and replacing buttons . |
| 70 | All the meals are prepared together , arrive at the unit or ward together and are served together , thus using the time of chefs , porters and unit or ward staff in the most efficient way . |
| 71 | He set about using the time to run a complete check on his detection and recording equipment . |
| 72 | Using the time after one has gone to bed can avoid interruptions ; 10–15 minutes per child is only a small time out of the whole day and it needs to be given high priority . |
| 73 | By using the time to improve the production process , Intel will be able to make more of the chips available initially than it usually can when it launches a new part , Paul Otellini , vice-president of the company 's microprocessor group noted — a shortage of 80386s in the early days caused disenchantment with the company at many customers for the chip , who encouraged other companies to clone the chip in the hope of ensuring steady supplies . |
| 74 | Maxim looked curiously at Bruno , using the time to mask his own indecision . |
| 75 | She did n't hurry , using the time to do some serious thinking . |
| 76 | Babur rings Keith and tells Keith he is the only one who has not arranged the time off yet . |
| 77 | ‘ I just i n't 'ad the time . ’ |
| 78 | Which is not to say , he wrote , that the present project has any value over and above the others , mine and those of everyone else , I have been into the question of value already and will not return to it now , has any value or that its outcome has any value , I have to repeat this , simply that now , for me , today , after the things I have done and given the time left me , it is the most important thing , it is what , from the time I first picked up a pencil and made a mark on a piece of paper , everything has logically led up to . |
| 79 | Given the time it takes for non-experts to put up a house , the interest charges on your loan may eat considerably into the discount you capture by using your own labour , says Tuffin . |
| 80 | Henry Parris , tutor-organiser for Northamptonshire who had previously served in a similar capacity in Yorkshire North District , also acknowledged that most of his organising work could have been done by voluntary members , given the time and opportunity to travel around the county . |
| 81 | In the end , over 600 people were able to take part in the inquiry , a remarkably high figure given the time required to prepare and attend and the intimidating feel of the proceedings . |
| 82 | Employees have been given the time and the skills to match their responsibilities . |
| 83 | ‘ When the ref makes the scrum come up and back again , like in the Moore case , the packs must be given the time and position to reset properly . |
| 84 | It is believed he thought he could no longer be charged over the under-age sex given the time that had elapsed . |
| 85 | Even if teachers were given the time and opportunity to develop their professional lives in the ways they felt most suitable , the questions and dilemmas that face them are so many and so deep that it is indeed a daunting task . |
| 86 | Given the time it takes to write and then publish a book , our apparently insatiable appetite for the stuff causes real problems : the satirical observation conceived now is likely to look at best , a little tired , and , at worst , incomprehensible , in twelve to eighteen months ' time . |
| 87 | The senior nurse in the Planning Unit or another suitable senior nurse should be given the time and authority to carry out an establishment " exercise throughout the Health Authority . |
| 88 | and you were sort of given the time and and and er er you know I 'm sure they paid for the books or whatever you needed |
| 89 | Given the time and resources available to the project it was agreed that we should concentrate on the topics shown in Figure 1 . |
| 90 | Had they been given the time , they 'd 've talked their faces off . |