Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a little time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth spending a little time to ponder the significance of this . |
| 2 | This is a crucial and extremely innovative part of the Highlander education ‘ system , ’ and it is worth spending a little time stressing the importance of this . |
| 3 | As a general principle , every so often it 's worth spending a little time relating words to their root , either the immediate derivation ( fanciful — fancy , variety — vary , especially — special ) , or etymologically ( hippopotamus , fee , salary , window ) . |
| 4 | As the errors remain instructive , it is worth spending a little time considering what went wrong . |
| 5 | The Government try to justify their claims about a minimum wage on the grounds of what it might to do employment , so it is worth spending a little time on the reasons why we shall insist on introducing it , and the rationale behind that . |
| 6 | It is worth spending a little time explaining why . |
| 7 | It is , therefore , worth taking a little time and trouble to understand how this can be attained and is the purpose of this short article . |
| 8 | And it is worth taking a little time to look at this personage . |
| 9 | I therefore put it to him that he has really now er a definite choice , he can seek to resist most of these amendments and I have n't a slightest doubt they 'll be put into the Bill er the Bill will be drastically altered thereby er and when it goes back to another place nobody quite knows er wh what will happen to it , or he can use his very considerable powers of conciliation er by taking a little time for further consideration . |