Example sentences of "too much time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence . |
| 2 | Administrative support is inadequate , so that inspectors spend too much time on routine , low-level , clerical tasks . |
| 3 | Mr Liljeros has maintained that too much time has passed to make it possible for Mrs Palme to point out her husband 's murderer . |
| 4 | If a family held a small amount of land and was in a village with a large number of households , its strips could be so small and scattered that too much time was spent in travelling between strips . |
| 5 | He said to one of his chaplains that Ramsey spent too much time theologizing up in York instead of tackling problems practically . |
| 6 | Bands spend too much time chasing A&R personnel and other industry figures , and not enough time chasing punters , developing a following and creating a ‘ buzz ’ . |
| 7 | Less sleep is needed by the elderly , but the habits of a lifetime might not be changed automatically , with the result that individuals retire earlier than necessary and too much time is spent in bed . |
| 8 | But in the artificial , unrelenting competitive world of perpetual travel and token nods across the net , there is n't too much time — or inclination — left over for real friendship . |
| 9 | But in the artificial , unrelenting competitive world of perpetual travel and token nods across the net , there is n't too much time — or inclination — left over for real friendship . |
| 10 | Women seem fearful of becoming too friendly with a single mother ; fearful that if they spend too much time with her , they might just get a taste for something that is denied them . |
| 11 | Pasta is quick to prepare , and provides a substantial , tasty meal without too much time and effort . |
| 12 | Though some local followers complain that she spends too much time in West End theatres and not enough in party meetings , Miss Jackson seems well-informed about her part of London , down-to-earth and fully committed to becoming a Labour MP . |
| 13 | The frequency of such bids has made it seem that stockmarket valuations are arbitrary , that bidders are stealing money from somebody else rather than creating wealth , and that American and British managers spend too much time shuffling assets and too little investing ( that is , building factories ) for the future . |
| 14 | The worry takes two main forms : that American managers spend too much time thinking about short-term earnings rather than making long-term investments ; and that American firms face a higher cost of capital than Japanese or German rivals and so reject investment projects that others eagerly accept . |
| 15 | As a teenager growing up in Liverpool in the Fifties it still makes me feel it 's a bit naff to spend too much time on your appearance . |
| 16 | In an interview he recalled that Kylie was great fun to be with but she was not keen on spending too much time at parties or discos . |
| 17 | That way Miss Danziger wo n't have too much time to consider the implications . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We are seeing British scientists not only going abroad but also spending far too much time in this country chasing funds , ’ Sharp said . |
| 19 | His older colleague , a veteran IBM-er , notes that the store 's big challenge will be to provide enough information to the inexperienced buyer without expending too much time and effort . |
| 20 | Short , pugnacious and lacking in charm , Reshevsky tended to spend too much time on the early part of his games , but remained a tough opponent . |
| 21 | The reason for MI5 's inefficiency is that it wastes far too much time and resources chasing after the wrong sort of people who it believes to be subversive , while real enemies of the state are able to go on spying undetected for decades . |
| 22 | Darling Mother , I have let too much time pass without writing , but I have n't forgotten you . |
| 23 | Many runners spend far too much time fretting about what pace they hope to run , or whether to wear gloves , while ignoring more basic details which could eventually affect their even getting to the start . |
| 24 | The memo continues by stating that if the group who were to be part of the first squadron returned by road , they would waste too much time and should therefore be flown back to collect the new vehicles and supplies needed at Kufra . |
| 25 | ‘ Not too much time . |
| 26 | I did n't really need too much time to think about it , I just instinctively knew . |
| 27 | You have to plan each meal to make sure both that the patient has a well balanced diet , and that you do not spend too much time and energy on journeys to and from the kitchen . |
| 28 | Her Majesty 's Inspectors in their report on the teaching of English published in 1987 were particularly concerned by the low standard of teaching for A level English : ‘ Teachers spend too much time scrutinizing past papers and then drilling students in what are taken to be the ‘ correct ’ answers . |
| 29 | A further way of avoiding too much time in the air is to lift the back foot as you go over a wave , this helps to stop the nose lifting . |
| 30 | the task is so vague and ill defined that there is a strong possibility that subordinates or others will waste too much time and effort trying to decide how they should proceed . |