Example sentences of "[v-ing] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , reversal experiments can be done , allowing the time course of the effects of the manipulation to be observed . |
| 2 | The clock face is painted white and so stands out clearly from quite a distance , allowing the time to be easily read . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The member of staff on playground duty can be taking a policing role or can be using the time to motivate and interest children . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He set about using the time to run a complete check on his detection and recording equipment . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Maxim looked curiously at Bruno , using the time to mask his own indecision . |
| 11 | She did n't hurry , using the time to do some serious thinking . |
| 12 | With the noise of the water splashing round her head and drumming into the bath , Melissa found herself reliving the time she had spent with Fernand in that dark , echoing cavern . |
| 13 | From the AIB point of view the exercise meant devoting the time and effort of a number of experienced personnel to activities that served no benefit to the Branch . |
| 14 | Because A you 're not wasting the time , you 're not worrying about the post sort , you 're getting the stuff quicker , you 've got the thing logged in and logged out erm so to , to a great extent , I mean er we should be ab I personally think that we should actually s be trying s we should be expecting to see an advantage but let's just take that as as , as , as neutral so that you have n't got a er a worsening situation and you have n't taken adva taken advantage of any |
| 15 | It provides criteria for notification , a workable timetable ( which could , however , be improved by shortening the time limits ) and a system for authorising mergers if the parties modify their plans or give undertakings . |
| 16 | The required rate of work can be increased by shortening the time intervals . |
| 17 | With transactions data the possibility exists of shortening the time period used ( to hours , say ) , and measuring maturity by the number of hours to delivery . |
| 18 | Available evidence suggests that the efficacy of coronary thrombolysis could be augmented by shortening the time to treatment , by improving of the potency and specificity of fibrin-dissolving agents , by improving co-therapy with anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents , or by a combination of all of these . |
| 19 | That is , that it is a considerable asset to have all the aspects of your novel reflecting the time you have chosen to set it in . |
| 20 | Sparing the time to make these two visits may show ways of substantially increasing the household income , and reducing its outgoings on rent , rates , prescription charges and many other expenses for which you may not have realised there is help available . |
| 21 | But you 've put the finishing touch to my Christmas , Linda , coming over and sparing the time when you 're so busy . |
| 22 | If I worked hard and cracked the Agenda system , I would end up either having to spend a lot of money to continue , or seeing the time and work wasted . |
| 23 | Also , he found that by glancing occasionally at William 's medieval illustrations he was able to prolong the actual phallic performance to well over half an hour , a personal best , even deducting the time taken to eat the cakes . |
| 24 | It must obviously be too late to go to the bazaar now , he thought with relief as he came face to face with the group , but he found himself trotting out the excuse about correcting papers and not noticing the time before anyone had had the chance to comment on his non-attendance . |
| 25 | Even in painting the time factor made itself felt . |
| 26 | INCREDIBLY , COPPOLA 'S sequel actually deepened the richness and meaning of his original masterpiece by widening the time frame , and book-ending the original story with sombre meditations on the implacable nature of crime and retribution . |
| 27 | It is an exponential function , relating the time ( T ) to the radioactive decay constant for that isotope ( lambda ) by the expression |
| 28 | Ray Plummer looked at his watch , checking the time against the clock on the marble mantelpiece . |
| 29 | She is the organizing principle of the female , tying the bonds of love , weaving the pattern of daily life , and foreseeing the time when the last threads must be snipped . |
| 30 | It 's in a porn shop , so there 's bums and tits hanging out all around her , and she 's reading aloud from Gramsci , fantastic stuff about seizing the time , the end of oppression — power to the people ! |