Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] some time " in BNC.

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1 Lots of men I know are prepared to take some time ensuring their children 's food is fresh and safe , once they understand the issues . ’
2 If a long time is spent teaching pupils how to present work and arguments neatly , insisting on underlined headings , dates , and sharp pencils , there are going to be problems convincing them that rough work is valuable and that you are prepared to spend some time looking at it .
3 Character oozes from it , and I am content to spend some time studying its many features before I set up a rod .
4 Further damage and paint loss , caused by changes in humidity and temperature during the paintings ' absence , are likely to appear some time in the future , as is usual with sensitive panels .
5 But however enjoyable , reading about islands is nowhere near as rewarding as visiting them , and I consider myself fortunate in having been able to spend some time on the north Atlantic islands of Iceland , the Faroe Islands and that most remote of the British islands , St Kilda .
6 The lights had already arrived that afternoon , the disco would be set up from ten o'clock tomorrow , and a small group of hostesses and security people would be due to arrive some time around three .
7 You must be prepared to give some time to experimenting with various yarns and tensions until the quality of woven fabric feels just right .
8 In order to maintain a proper balance in your life , you must be prepared to allocate some time to yourself each day .
9 However , once our son arrives , I may have got things on an even keel and be able to take some time off . ’
10 I 'd like to be able to spend some time in Japan , which I find very beautiful and relaxing . ’
11 Then you could be able to jump some time , oh there he goes !
12 If you are seriously contemplating taking your skills abroad , then it may be advisable to invest some time in updating yourself at home first .
13 I was thinking it would be nice to spend some time travelling with someone else , to share the strain but , as we entered the darkness which had me constantly glancing up to check the shadow of my bag , my only companion was the bearded , dark-eyed twin who stared back at me from the occluded window .
14 It will be nice to spend some time with him too — often the week goes by and we hardly have a chance to talk .
15 I 've spent 13 years travelling the world with badminton — I was coach to the Australian side at the last World Championships — and it will be nice to spend some time at home .
16 They were all fortified some time after the late third century and are characterized by their broadly rectangular shape and small size .
17 Mick Redmond had finished a tour of operations and was on leave when John came on leave so the brothers were able to spend some time together for the first time for years .
18 ‘ Any woman can have a confident and attractive aura if she is prepared to invest some time , energy and a little money into evolving her own personal style ’ .
19 First , although it may not take very long for a trained and experienced therapist to analyse a transcript using LARSP , the procedure itself is relatively technical and is likely to take some time to learn from scratch ( Connolly 1979 ) .
20 But be sure to leave some time for shopping in the multitude of stores selling a massive choice of American gifts , memorabilia and superb souvenirs .
21 Before starting a serious conversation it is advisable to spend some time at the beginning checking ways of communication , and to establish if there is any indication of deafness , blindness , or speech difficulties .
22 No one would say that the need only becomes immediate when rain is imminent ; the need is immediate from the start because rain is certain to fall some time .
23 It is legitimate to spend some time — I well understand why the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) is so sensitive about this — examining the tax and expenditure proposals of the Labour party .
24 " It had better be new lines , I think , Peter — work that is liable to take some time .
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