Example sentences of "[prep] [be] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may see that it does not have to be time consuming and it does n't always involve filling in forms . |
| 2 | Opportunities for teaching occur spontaneously throughout every day , and do not need to be manufactured or to be time consuming . |
| 3 | that needs to be time consuming |
| 4 | There was intended to be time to descend , to retire through the covert and to supervise the fast , careful infill of stone that would give them their bridge when the walls fell . |
| 5 | Firstly , with the accountant 's control model there tends to be time lags in the reporting of variances because of the nature of accounting systems , and secondly people , rather than the mechanical system , will have to be motivated to respond to variances , identify the cause of variance and take corrective action . |
| 6 | To a publisher or bookseller working hard to make a living in a very chancy occupation time spent answering questions from a researcher who has never himself worked in a commercial business may seem to be time wasted . |
| 7 | On applications for pre-action discovery the court will not take into account limitation defences unless the prospective plaintiff 's claim is bound to be time barred ( Harris v Newcastle-upon-Tyne Health Authority [ 1989 ] 1 WLR 96 ) . |
| 8 | It seemed to be time to play his ace in this particular trick . |
| 9 | It seems to be time to get dinner , so I will leave some space for Grandad . |
| 10 | Within an office environment where there seldom seems to be time to learn new software this approach may find a considerable following . |