Example sentences of "take the time [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 However , if the nurse takes the time to give information to the patient , it has been shown in various studies to be beneficial ( Hayward , 1975 ; Wilson-Barnett , 1978 ; Boore , 1979 ; Bond , 1982 ) .
2 Not sure , I must ask her where he does he goes to a Marks where they always have every possible man 's suit that Marks make and and he takes the time to buy two or even three because he does n't get that much time for shopping .
3 Mist and fog , snow , spring rain , and summer heat are all attractive and beautiful to the walker who takes the time to look .
4 Nevertheless , your father ( and mother , too for that matter ! ) may well be very pleased if your boyfriend takes the time to have a chat with them .
5 But Nigel did take the time to explain that b that basically this was the , the , the view that the new directive would take place keeping it simple .
6 So many problems , worries and woes can be sorted out if only you 'd take the time to sit down and talk things through .
7 Do take the time to monitor your progress with the aerobic exercises and enter the details each day .
8 And obviously Janet , you 'll be giving me the other one , so if you can take the time to look at it .
9 It will take the time to perfect .
10 If you do take the time to read a book on body language , be warned : a lot of it is theory , and theories are often wrong .
11 If you are a stand-alone system then take advantage of programs like Suitcase and Font/DA Juggler but do take the time to read the manuals otherwise you can end up with a worse problem than you started with .
12 Taking the time to talk about the past , focusing on the experience of the counsellee in all its detail and complexity , can help to establish the counselling relationship .
13 Sue : thank you very much for taking the time to talk to me .
14 Alex Brown thanked Mr Lang for taking the time to talk to the milk producers present but said : ‘ We know the final decision rests on your shoulders because it will be for the Secretary of State for Scotland to decide on whether proposals for vertically integrated milk co-operatives distort competition after the milk boards are deregulated . ’
15 Lord Mayor , may I begin by congratulating so many from the majority group for taking the time to attend today 's Council meeting .
16 Freya thanked me at the end of her letter for ‘ taking the time to care about a subject so little understood ’ , which was a sentence I heard often from girls in one way or another , in researching this book .
17 Before you begin work , it is worth taking the time to consider safety measures .
18 In conclusion , by taking the time to communicate with Fund Manangers , an informed group of shareholders is developed who will be prepared to maintain their support of the company .
19 Guy followed , taking the time to throw the coins in his hand to the beggars .
20 However , it is worth taking the time to make a careful selection — after all , you could be living with your choice for 24 hours a day , 365 days a year , for the next 10 years .
21 Not only must you spray regularly , but it 's a good idea to vary the brand of spray that you use ; the nasty wee beasties soon develop resistance if you use the same one over and over again , and that 's something worth taking the time to avoid .
22 We ca n't compete on the basis , we ca n't project the profession if people are n't well trained and people are making slow and the only way we can overcome that is by taking the time to train people .
23 Thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire and we wish you luck in the prize draw .
24 I would like to thank you and your colleagues for taking the time to meet me and some of my branch officials on Tuesday .
25 Maggie Wheeler makes her guests feel entirely at home and certainly it is very easy to relax in this ‘ no rules ’ atmosphere , where you can enjoy meeting the other guests around the kitchen table in an informal atmosphere with Maggie taking the time to help you plan your itinerary .
26 To all my brothers and sisters who took the time to visit and send cards when I was ill , thank you for the encouraging words and scripture .
27 ‘ And that kind man , who desperately would have liked to have children , who took the time to listen and help . ’
28 As I found when I took the time to listen to parents and hear what they said , the views advanced did not always fit the latest fashion or an approved passage in a book on sociology .
29 Determined not to be viewed as another Wang , Groupe Bull SA took the time to clarify to journalists its position regarding IBM and the RS/6000 last week at its Les Clayes-sous-Bois research and development centre in Paris .
30 Well if they actually took the time to explain to you what went into those sausages , you probably would n't eat them at all , would you ?
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