Example sentences of "[det] time to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that time her clothes were dry , and we brought them in and I ironed them and hung them in the sun again , this time to air . |
| 2 | In 1988 he moved again , this time to Lotus , but he had to be content with watching the McLaren duo of Alain Prost and fellow Brazilian Ayrton Senna in front of him for most of the season . |
| 3 | We have already read some words from Isaiah , let me just turn you back to Isaiah again , this time to chapter fifty five , verses six and seven . |
| 4 | The interesting question is whether the reform to regulations regarding fee structures in 1982 and , to a lesser extent , the greater freedom architects enjoyed from about this time to practice in a less restrictive manner have influenced the pattern of events . |
| 5 | As well , Faye had asked earlier if they could devote some time to foot care , which both knew was very important . |
| 6 | It 's going to take me some time to type that list . |
| 7 | I will also devote some time to topic work because of the importance I attach to integrated approaches to learning . |
| 8 | Several courses gave some time to language improvement , but in only two cases was it more than 20 hours . |
| 9 | Not only did he do stupendous work in many areas of pure mathematics but he also devoted much time to probability , theory of errors , geodesy , mechanics , electromagnetism , optics and even actuarial science ! |
| 10 | ‘ The first chapter was enough , ’ snapped Mrs Frizzell indignantly , glad that she did not have to explain that she did not give much time to reading . |
| 11 | A party leader who hopes to reach 10 Downing Street has to devote much time to party management , and policies and appointments have to be made with an eye on the reactions of party factions . |
| 12 | How would you apply the principles of horizontal and vertical equity in deciding how much to tax two people , each capable of doing the same work , but one of whom chooses to devote more time to sun-bathing and therefore has a lower income ? |
| 13 | Although the time spent teaching was said to be similar on most wards , the trained staff on a good ward devoted more time to supervision , practical demonstrations and participation in ward reporting sessions . |
| 14 | Priorities were changed ; more importance was attached to paid work and hence they were willing to give more time to union affairs . |
| 15 | Primary schools ‘ must devote more time to science ’ |
| 16 | Success allowed Frith to devote more time to leisure and to his family ; he remained a convinced Quaker . |
| 17 | Paul Morris , a Birchfield triple jumper , reckoned that , after he and some others at his Handsworth school dropped some sports in order to devote more time to GCE preparations , the PE teacher reacted angrily : ‘ He thought we were ganging up on him as most of us were black . ’ |
| 18 | Some former social therapy clients describe being asked to inform NAP of their whereabouts at all times so they could be contacted for party activity , or to hand over their children to the party 's care in order to devote more time to politics . |
| 19 | Russia asks for more time to phase out ozone depleters |
| 20 | Russia has asked fellow participants in the Montreal protocol for more time to phase out use of ozone-depleting substances . |
| 21 | She has in recent years been able to devote more time to dressmaking and tailoring — arts which she has perfected to professional standards . |
| 22 | When I saw the potential ability of so many of my opponents and how young so many of them were , I realised that I would have to devote more time to practice than there was in a day just to become a moderate professional . |
| 23 | Melba Maggay has left her position as director of the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture in Manila , Philippines , in order to dedicate more time to writing . |
| 24 | During the first year we probably did n't give enough time to training . |
| 25 | In addition , Treasury bills can be issued at any time to government departments and the Issue Department of the Bank of England . |
| 26 | It would surely be tempting providence to suggest a prominent showing in the Benson & Hedges because they will require , to use gardening vernacular , ‘ a little time to bed down . ’ |
| 27 | Captain Goldsborough , wrapped in his thick , black fur , and with a little time to while away until the road should be clear of wedding-carriages , appeared to be telling her so . |