There is more rain in the United States, by a large measure, than there; but the amount falls in less time, and the average of saturation is certainly much less here.
It takes over two hours to bake it if the loaves are thick--if the loaves are thin, it will bake in less time.
Most potatoes will boil in the course of half an hour--new ones will boil in less time.
Boil the fish until you can draw out one of the fins easily--most kinds of fish will boil sufficiently in the course of twenty or thirty minutes, some kinds will boil in less time.
If it is a thick piece, allow fifteen minutes to each pound to roast it in--if thin, less time will be required.
In more or less time, according to the nature of the liquor to be fermented, and to the degree of heat in the air, the liquor will begin to swell, and be rarefied.
The advantage he finds in making use of several small retorts, instead of a single large one, is, that the heat penetrates them with more ease, and the operation is performed with less fire, and in less time.
Amaxosa had quickly freed Leigh, and put his revolver into his hands; and in less time than it takes to tell, Winfield was at liberty and hurrying the girls into the bushes, whilst the others were fighting desperately.
Nevertheless, the passage was narrow, and in less time than I had expected, we saw a dim line of sand through the fog.
In less time than it takes to write it we had disarmed the drunken ruffians and reduced them to order.
In less time than it takes to tell, we were at the water-edge.
Add a small pinch of baking soda to the water in which string beans are boiled, and they will cook tender in less time.
Fill lower part of steamer with hot water and steam about three-quarters of an hour or less time, until tender.
To bake in a stove requires care to turn it frequently; if it browns too fast at first, leave the door open a little while; a thick loaf will bake in an hour, and a small one in less time.
White coffee need not be dried before roasting, and will do in less time.
A common sized goose will roast in an hour, and a small one in less time; pour off nearly all the fat that drips from the goose, as it will make the gravy too rich.
He came over in less time than I had taken to tell about it, jumped through the bushes and stood before me on the hard-frozen ground.
The colored people who lived in them gave the gunners the exact location of the Rebels, and in less time than it takes for me to describe it, our section let them have a dose of the medicine they intended for us.
It does not take very long for these dreadful thoughts to get possession of one's brain, and they do grow most wonderfully into the wildest fears and fancies in less time than it takes to write the words that will explain the incident.
In less time than it has taken me to describe them, these simple operations were completed, and next minute Ralph was stepping manfully forward to the forehatch, followed by the mate.
McBain has joined the group, then Stevenson and Mitchell, and the mate of the Trefoil, and in less time than I take to tell it, there was a complete circle round the deck of the Snowbird.
And in less time than it takes me to tell it, the little expedition was equipped and started.
And so it proved in less time than it takes to write it.
Literally, all this was done in less time than we have taken to write it down in, and in very little more time than the reader has wasted in perusing what we have here written.
They seem in a hurry," answered Harry, as he adjusted the glass to his eye, "and will go through the Gate in less time than it will take to mention the circumstance.
In one hour, or even in less time, he expected to reach it, and he was guided by time, in his calculations, as much as by any other criterion.
In less time than it takes to tell, willing hands had lifted the stoker into the boat and Bert was half dragged, half pushed in after him.
In less time than it takes to tell, they had all dropped off into deep slumber.
In less time than it takes to tell they had fished him out, and started rowing back to the steamer.
Each one of the three had his revolver with him, as always, and in less time than it takes to tell it Al and the Lieutenant, stark naked, had their weapons in their hands.
In less time than it takes to tell it the trophies, stripped from the trappings of the Indians with sabres and knives, were deposited in the sack, which Captain Miner fastened to the pommel of his saddle.
In less time than I could have believed possible, Boivin returned with one of the upper gaolers, and told me, in a few dry words, that I was free.
A close pine wood greatly aided us now, and, in less time than we could believe it possible, we reached the plateau appointed for our rendezvous.
As for the Delaware and Hist, they worked perfectly covered by the cabin, and in less time than it requires to tell it, they had hauled the huge frame of Harry to the place they occupied.
In less time than it takes to tell the fact, the canoe touched the scow, and the adventurers entered the latter.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "less time" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
