Example sentences of "time spend " in BNC.

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31 Time spent in the tack emporiums of any town or city gives a greater insight into the ways and customs of a place , then trudging around dolls museums and marine parks , or even witnessing displays of traditional , tourist-orientated dancing .
32 In these , males are much larger than females and take much longer to sexually mature - perhaps the result of the increased time spent in competition with other males to take over a group of females .
33 ‘ The training pamphlet says time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted . ’
34 Time spent in an embryonic space is not wasted .
35 With music by DJ Noel Watson and costumes by Andre Walker , the piece was inspired by her time spent living in Harlem last year and by the era of Josephine Baker , Lena Horne and Cab Calloway .
36 More spare time , it was discovered , meant more time spent watching TV , the chief leisure activity for all classes .
37 If you do not do anything like this , but on the other hand you do walk a fair amount each day ( to the shops , to work , etc. ) record either the distance or the time spent in walking each day .
38 The military rightly say , ‘ Time spent on reconnaissance is never wasted ’ .
39 There was school , and a lot of sport , and time spent in the mountains ; but music was clearly something of a priority .
40 This section relates to the ratio between the percentage of time spent on the farm and the percentage of income derived from the farm .
41 Very little was known about the type of work and the amount of time spent on farm work by the farmer 's wife so the questions in this section were aimed at trying to identify : ( a ) how important her role was ; ( b ) the level of her present skills ; ( c ) whether training could expand her contribution to the farm business ; and ( d ) whether training for the benefit of the farm as a whole could be conducted through women .
42 Time Spent on Farm Work
43 Just over 70% spent a considerable time each week on stock work — most of the time spent checking , feeding and moving stock .
44 The amount of time spent on this activity was similar to that spent in paperwork , namely under five hours per week .
45 A knowledge of how to set up and operate a machine could reduce the likelihood of a breakdown so minimising the time spent on repairs .
46 The activities involved in the referral or investigation ( telephone calls , home visits , office interviews , meetings with other professionals , medical examinations , legal action ) and the time spent on these activities .
47 Thus the time spent on the physical abuse referrals varied from 30 minutes to 20 hours .
48 Work at B.P. went on twenty-four hours a day , in three shifts : 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. , 4 p.m. to midnight , and midnight to 9 a.m. , and added to this was the time spent in travelling to and from our billets some twenty miles away , which usually took just over an hour .
49 They concern fine judgements about the time spent in the non-reproductive phase versus time spent in collaborative reproduction and they also concern subtle choices of companion at all times .
50 They concern fine judgements about the time spent in the non-reproductive phase versus time spent in collaborative reproduction and they also concern subtle choices of companion at all times .
51 At Sheffield Park Garden we have always considered time spent in the production of good compost as time well spent .
52 Nimue or the Lily Maid would require a model and the Princess can hardly be asked for so much of her time , though I hope she may think the time spent on ‘ Christabel before Sir Leoline ’ was not wholly wasted .
53 Time spent by management or staff may be better spent on profit generating activities .
54 What matters most is the total time spent running , not the distance covered .
55 Any time spent in doing other things than attempting to transmit the meme may be regarded as time wasted from the meme 's point of view .
56 Time spent in careful planning at the beginning of a test can make the test more efficient and economical and save much time in its execution .
57 Time spent on yourself in this way will also benefit the patient : if you keep yourself physically fit and mentally alert , you will be better able to offer him worthwhile emotional support , and you will find your situation less draining .
58 A chamber clock or watch , on the other hand , was an ever-visible reminder of ‘ time used , time spent , time wasted , time lost ’ .
59 Those attending will look to you , the chairman , to limit or control the amount of time spent on various topics .
60 However , if the score is less than five , you will need to increase the amount of time spent or the number of times a week you practise it .
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