Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using some scraps of board , it is worth experimenting with exposure times to optimise the UV time period . |
| 2 | I ring up Richard , and Richard says the only time I can see you is seven o'clock Tuesday night , and I 've got no appointment . |
| 3 | Major success for caddie Andy Prodger and Open champion Nick Faldo came the second time around . |
| 4 | The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live , in full , from the sub-continent . |
| 5 | The pig spent the whole time being smacked to and fro , hence ‘ piggie in the middle ’ . |
| 6 | A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it . |
| 7 | Amy nodded , her eyes like saucers , and Kathleen remembered the first time she had worked in A and E. |
| 8 | But because of his private trainer status Sibton Abbey 's win on Saturday marked the first time Murphy 's name had been credited as trainer of a big race winner . |
| 9 | They had formulated some vague ideas which would let them use this effect to shorten the perceived time it took to play the games they had to play , but the castle clocks , or perhaps the castle itself , seemed unwilling to cooperate . |
| 10 | Although each institutional investor may still only own a very small percentage of the issued share capital of the company , nevertheless , they have the requisite skills to monitor management effectively , and can act collectively to exert pressure on the managers of the company , thereby overcoming the problem that there is little incentive for the individual shareholder to spend the necessary time and money to inform himself of and perhaps challenge the actions of the directors as the managers of the company . |
| 11 | In some of these clocks different pieces of incense gave off different aromas , thereby enabling those with sensitive noses to tell the approximate time . |
| 12 | Patrick says the last time he ran was in Gloucester was in driving wind and rain |
| 13 | What would Mr Seeders do the next time he came in ? |
| 14 | You can also have the prompt show the current time and date , by using PROMPT $D$T$G |
| 15 | How did Doctor Jekyll feel the first time he became Mr Hyde ? |
| 16 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 17 | er course work to do the whole time . |
| 18 | Yes , I hope so too , but , I have the feeling that the next , the next time we looked I do n't remember it having green peddles the first time you found it |
| 19 | The shift from family ownership to full stockmarket-listings marked the first time when the owners of American firms ceased to manage them . |
| 20 | Navratilova 's exit marked the first time no American woman had reached the quarter-finals of the US Open since women began playing in the tournament in 1887 . |
| 21 | Each job is represented by a horizontal bar on a time base , the length of the bar indicating the estimated time for the job . |
| 22 | Each job is represented by a horizontal bar on a time base , the length of the bar indicating the estimated time for the job . |
| 23 | We welcome the proposal to reduce the statutory time limit on all existing and future permissions which we believe is essential if minerals operations are to be brought up to and maintained at modern standards or reviewed to assess whether they should be extinguished because the environmental costs of working is too high . |
| 24 | When he spoke at the exhibition , Vivien stood the whole time , keeping her eyes fixed upon his face . |
| 25 | If your dive exceeds the no-decompression time , it flashes the notation asc time ( ascent time ) and the minimum amount of time , in minutes , needed to make the ascent . |
| 26 | The assault on Panama marks the second time in six years that the US has employed its military forces against a country in the hemisphere . |
| 27 | It was a bit perplexing the first time I heard the chant though , because of the other associations that could be drawn from it ! |
| 28 | — hit the bottle with a vengeance when the group made the big time . |
| 29 | The 55 week interval represents the longest time that any patient remained in the trial . |
| 30 | His finest moment came the first time he opened the hall door to a visitor and , standing a little aside , intoned , " Follow me , sir , " before proceeding with due dignity to announce the guest at the door of the morning room . |