Example sentences of "waste time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Harsnet : We do not ‘ waste time ’ ; it is in the nature of time to be wasted . |
| 2 | Why waste time and energy on sponsors when the runners are prepared to pay to suffer ? |
| 3 | But then if the foreman sees , he starts complaining about us in front of all the other workers , and even the supervisor , saying we always waste time and talk too much . |
| 4 | So why waste time ? |
| 5 | In some ways I wish I had something to fall back on but I wanted to play guitar in a band , not waste time at university . ’ |
| 6 | You waste time in the present lamenting over something that happened in the past . |
| 7 | waste time and energy plotting how to get his revenge |
| 8 | You should structure your interview round the information you have been given and not waste time asking again what you already know from the form . |
| 9 | Uneconomical routes waste time . |
| 10 | If you want to have more fun , for example , do you also believe that work justifies your existence , or that fun-loving people waste time , or that it 's ‘ better ’ to be serious and heavy-hearted ? |
| 11 | Similarly , why waste time and money phoning when the only way you have been able to get your money in the past has been to call in person . |
| 12 | Not waste time and get straight at the problem . |
| 13 | " You 're no good with a paintbrush either , but you still waste time wielding one . |
| 14 | While other people waste time injecting their five-second expertise into decisions which do not call for their real expertise , the Profitboss gets ahead with his own expert profit-orientated decisions . |
| 15 | Regular breaks for exercise and oxygen are good ; frequent interruptions are bad — because you waste time re-focusing on your subject-matter after each interruption . |
| 16 | Why waste time on her when you could be out making money ? |
| 17 | They waste time and money when their sole interest is to secure the maximum publicity for their causes . |
| 18 | You just spend time , you waste time , you give |
| 19 | Probably the most characteristic feature of Shito is the avoidance of unnecessary movements which waste time and energy . |
| 20 | They waste time deciding between these alternatives and in the end do less well than their less imaginative colleagues . |
| 21 | Come on , why waste time ? |
| 22 | She seemed to believe that the truth was great and would prevail , so why waste time spinning a lot of fancy theories ? |
| 23 | If he loves Silvia the way he says he does , he 'll want her to study , not skive off and waste time ! ’ |
| 24 | I do n't know why I waste time with you , really I do n't . |
| 25 | Today travellers camped at Brockworth and at Dowdswell say it was a waste time and money . |