Example sentences of "[vb -s] much time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today many young people fail in the task of maturing into the genital phase of adolescence , a process which apparently needs much time ; they do not fully outgrow the phallic stage . |
| 2 | This is not to say that she has much time for the developers ' current products . |
| 3 | With so much going on at the office , it is a wonder that Mr Lawrence has much time left for anything else . |
| 4 | It takes much time . |
| 5 | Undoubtedly that takes much time , and the GKN Group is to be congratulated for encouraging its senior executives to play such an important part in an organisation that achieves such excellent work in Shropshire . |
| 6 | It takes much time and effort to find recorded music that is suitable as movement accompaniment . |
| 7 | It is quite simple : to acquire contemplation means much time and hard work , and it is not given to anyone any time anyhow , even though its possession brings unspeakable joy . |
| 8 | Also thanked were Robbie Winters , a very efficient bookings secretary , and secretary Margery Harley who devotes much time to the association . |
| 9 | He 'll go anywhere at the ring of a phone , and he spends much time on the road . |
| 10 | The male spends much time perched in trees on the lookout both for other Patas and for potential predators . |
| 11 | No-one ever spends much time thinking about the longest holiday of their lifetime — retirement — until a few years before the big day actually arrives . |
| 12 | Shy and secretive , with a slow , rather clumsy flight , usually in thick cover in marshes or by rivers or streams ; spends much time on ground . |
| 13 | Forests , near water , feeding mainly on fish ; spends much time on ground , even trampling out trails along stream banks . |
| 14 | The weekend with chums in Chichester did not seem , on the Monday 's showing , to have left Micky Banks much time to look at his lines . |
| 15 | I take photographs at this stage simply to decide on the basic composition , as this saves much time . |
| 16 | This obviously saves much time and effort as well as allowing for the creation of more imaginatively produced work . |