Example sentences of "time [is] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not sure if any time is saved by taking this route , but it is much more interesting . |
| 2 | Transparencies can be studied for longer periods than drawings on the board , and no time is consumed by drawing during the lesson . |
| 3 | Most of the time is consumed by waiting for the various processes of typesetting , page design and layout , proofing and so on to occur . |
| 4 | There is a danger , particularly in the final years of compulsory schooling , that little time is given to promoting reading for fun . |
| 5 | No time is given to setting clear objectives that everyone subscribes to . |
| 6 | Inadequate time is given to planning how to tackle the task . |
| 7 | The first has the advantage that no time is wasted in finding a first feasible solution . |
| 8 | Far greater research and time is put into enhancing the taste and aesthetic appeal of today 's food , and it is here perhaps that the most concern lies . |
| 9 | Information skills such as concept/keywords analysis do not depend on the type of microcomputer program used and thus little time is spent on teaching skills based on the technical aspects of using the microcomputer Pupils can produce valuable work without being sophisticated users of the system . |
| 10 | In many operations more time is spent on searching for , collecting and assembling cleaning materials than is devoted to the pure cleaning function . |
| 11 | A substantial amount of a field officer 's time is spent in creating and preserving good relations with dischargers of all kinds , even in the absence of pollution problems . |
| 12 | It is not surprising , therefore , that much of the clinical teacher 's time is spent in teaching combinations of a variety of skills . |
| 13 | How much time is spent in backtracking and catching up with work ? |
| 14 | Although few patients under investigation for iron deficiency anaemia will be found to have bleeding from the small intestine , these lesions can be difficult to find and therefore a disproportionate amount of time is spent in investigating these patients . |
| 15 | Er I mean your point about how , how much time is spent in travelling a small number of miles in York . |
| 16 | Thus , the school work in this first term consists of five complete mornings in school during which the time is divided between helping an individual child with his/her reading , and working with a small group of older children . |
| 17 | The skill in planning consists in the decisions taken in completing the two columns so that the overall network time is minimized without contradicting the logical sequence in which the jobs must be done . |
| 18 | The skill in planning consists in the decisions taken in completing the two columns so that the overall network time is minimized without contradicting the logical sequence in which the jobs must be done . |
| 19 | It just means that he 's — a lot of his time is taken up doing stats and it 's if he 's doing that he 's not doing something else . |