Example sentences of "[pron] time and [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He refused it , saying , ‘ I am the servant of the Corporation of London ; they are my masters and are entitled to all my time and service . |
| 2 | Since then , despite the odd hiccough , I have continued to give my time and effort to the Trust . |
| 3 | Why , I ca n't even take a bath without being pestered for my time and attention . |
| 4 | You have doubtless heard from time to time some little of my movements on this side of the globe and if I have not written more fully and frequently to my friends in England I trust this will be attributed to the very pressing engagements which have fully occupied my time and mind . |
| 5 | I was not allowed to return to Bolivia , so I spent my time and energy denouncing what was happening and setting up solidarity networks . |
| 6 | ‘ That would waste my time and Mr Fallon 's time . |
| 7 | I have experienced this directly in researching this book and am deeply indebted to many new friends , in areas of science that would have remained foreign to me , for their time and patience in explaining things that I never knew and I hope that we all gained from the experience . |
| 8 | My thanks to David Bogie , studio manager and Fish for their time and patience — and for allowing me to visit the Funny Farm . |
| 9 | Comparisons are sometimes made with the growing number of laity who give freely of their time and skills to the Church . |
| 10 | There are many instances of white youths being pressured by their parents to give up their sport in preference for more reasonable and secure occupations , lest they invest their time and energies in a pointless pursuit of intangible dreams . |
| 11 | The study of black sportsmen and society brings into relief the way in which the youths ' orientations to school and what they expect to achieve from education affect , not segmentally but totally , their attitudes , postures and the way in which they apportion their time and energies . |
| 12 | Individuals in that generation of whom we know most seem to have grappled uncertainly with how to deal with their growing understanding of and revulsion from the slave trade ; sometimes it was almost to their own surprise that they arrived at a commitment sufficiently deep to devote a major portion of their time and energies to the cause . |
| 13 | All of these people , apart from the NHS ambulance , were volunteers and giving their time and energies willingly and without charge . |
| 14 | Such reports should not only discuss what problems might have emerged , and their time and cost implications , but also attempt to anticipate any subsequent difficulties to offer advance warning of any requests for supplementary expenditure . |
| 15 | For generations , hourly paid employees in manufacturing industry have been familiar with the daily ritual of ‘ clocking ’ — the procedure of formally recording their time and attendance at work . |
| 16 | The principal method of investigation is a series of case studies of organisations who have made or who are considering making changes in their time and attendance policies . |
| 17 | We must address the social ills that are at the root of much crime ; we must take action to divert young people into more positive ways of using their time and lives ; we need the sort of common-sense and long-term commitment shown by my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) and his team . |
| 18 | Our thanks to these , and to all the friends of THE FACE who have given their time and money so generously to help us through this difficult time . |
| 19 | Our thanks to them and to everyone who gave so generously of their time and money to help us through this difficult time . |
| 20 | ‘ It is only the Americans who continue to waste their time and money sending their expensive toys beyond the stars , collecting useless rocks from the moon . |
| 21 | Does Mr Stigle not appreciate that without these hard-working VOLUNTEERS who give so freely of their time and money , there would be no main line steam ? |
| 22 | All musicians have to be committed members of the Army , and their dedication and discipline , as well as the investment of their time and money , are impressive . |
| 23 | ‘ The staff have been very generous with both their time and money , ’ said Lindsay who was called upon to hand over the £2,000 cheque during a get-together at The Old George pub in Newcastle . |
| 24 | Other cases But if their own theories are ever proved wrong , David and Paul insist their time and money wo n't have been wasted . |
| 25 | It was the duty of merchants and craftsmen to trade honestly with one another , of husbandmen and artificers to apply themselves diligently to their labours and take pleasure in them , eschewing ostentation as well as hunting and hawking , which were the privileges of the gentry , nor wasting their time and substance in alehouses or playing unlawful games . |
| 26 | However , not only were these statutory bodies to work with the voluntary sector , but much of the day-to-day running of the new ‘ services ’ would continue to rely on volunteers from the youth groups , for their time and expertise were essential if the new schemes were to be viable . |
| 27 | Thanks for this go to many generous people for their time and expertise and a specific mention must go to HM Army personnel at Catterick Base for the donation of carpets , chairs and cutlery . |
| 28 | Above all , I have been impressed by the immense generosity of my academic and museum colleagues , who have given unstintingly of their time and expertise for this catalogue ’ . |
| 29 | Essential elements of the course were contributed by representatives from the services , who patiently and generously gave their time and expertise for the students to learn about their services — their structures , processes and procedures — and , above all , about the language and communicative strategies used in them . |
| 30 | The fact that business men have volunteered to give up their time and expertise to TECs is a major new breakthrough in the delivery of policies at local level . |