Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They too wish to display their dancers ' bodies at their fullest extension , therefore they must give them time , rhythm and space in which to move . |
| 2 | ‘ There are a lot of things that you might expect people to do as part of a normal lifestyle and those are the things that we should invest our time in doing first , I think , before we organise any activity on their behalf . |
| 3 | There is no one else on the Tory Benches , so perhaps we should give them time to get someone in to act as the Minister 's runner . |
| 4 | They 'll try to incorporate her appearance into the ritual , which should give me time to slip in . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I should give it time , darling . |
| 6 | We do not suggest that discourse analysts should spend their time looking for potential alternative meanings in what speakers say in a conversation , but we do suggest that the analyst should not simply assume that there is a single , static ‘ topic of conversation ’ in any conversational fragment . |
| 7 | Sometimes users resent the time taken from their usual work : they may ask why they should spend their time on ‘ computers ’ when they are employed to work on their application . |
| 8 | In schools , factories and workshops , somebody else prescribes how you should spend your time — and checks that you do n't abuse the timetable . |
| 9 | You must use your time at work effectively to meet ES business needs . |
| 10 | She discussed the problem with Tom but he suggested she should bide her time , adding , ‘ The navvies will have finished the road by the time Anna 's wedding comes around . |
| 11 | If the patient has changed a lot in his attitudes , you should bide your time at first , if you can , in case he does recover to become as before . |
| 12 | Young adult males are driven out of this group and form separate bachelor parties that must bide their time until they can steal young females and set up an oligarchy of their own . |
| 13 | Careful , though , she must bide her time , think it through . |
| 14 | He reasoned , therefore , that he must bide his time . |
| 15 | Arrogant bully ! … trying to tell me how I should pass my time and with whom I should pass it . |
| 16 | ‘ You must allow him time . ’ |
| 17 | But to say the truth , madam , let a man love reading never so well , when once he comes to know this tawn , he finds so many better ways of passing the four-and-twenty hours , that 't were ten thousand pities he should consume his time in that . |
| 18 | I might ! — nay , will ! — if you should graunt me time — |
| 19 | Where the defendant has no defence then , if he is unable to come to an arrangement with the plaintiff as to payment , the court may give him time to pay ( Ord 37 , r 4 ) . |
| 20 | And if we make an appointment to view some places and then we 'll know what time we 've got to doing the shopping and fit it in round taking mum . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll do it myself — if you 'll give me time . ’ |
| 22 | That 'll give me time to fix things . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 'll give me time to think , ’ said Tim . |
| 24 | Besides , it 'll give me time to look round for something else . ’ |
| 25 | Maurice cried , " it 'll give me time to tell both your fortunes . |
| 26 | It 'll give me time to buy a clean shirt here , anyway . ’ |
| 27 | Emma-Jane Mac , in marvellous form throughout the week , looked as though she might beat his time until Everest Oyster stopped at the penultimate fence . |
| 28 | Being rather young and inexperienced they are inclined to be hot-headed and rather wild , bravely dashing into the jaws of danger where an older warrior might bide his time . |
| 29 | I 'll bide my time until I 'm in the ring and then I 'll prove that what I 've studied and believe in is right . |
| 30 | You might take your time on that , more time . |