Example sentences of "which [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In certain cases its cells undergo changes , which in time can lead to cancer . |
| 2 | He wrote : ‘ It is just as well for the future historian to know how the Club , which in time may become famous , was really started ’ . |
| 3 | The garden of the house beside Century Street was enclosed by a tall , black wooden fence , parts of which in time of storm often collapsed . |
| 4 | They were , indeed , usually of the kind denoting residence , such as atte Mede — at the mead ; in the putte — in the pit ; which in time became just Mead or Pitt , the definite articles being dropped ; or were toponymical , such as in the hurn ( a hurn being an out-of-the-way corner ) , which evolved into Hurneman and Hurman . |
| 5 | ‘ Freedom ’ , said Oliver Wendell Holmes , ‘ is freedom for the thought we hate ’ , since if we deny the rights of the odious , we may also threaten the rights of the unpopular , which in time may become the wisdom of posterity . |
| 6 | broken pieces of old ships on which is found certain spume or froth , which in time breedeth into shells , and the fish which is hatched therefrom is in shape and habit like a bird … |
| 7 | This left St Matthew 's with a reduced pupil-teacher ratio , which in time led to staff cuts and lower funding . |
| 8 | Examine it carefully to make sure no fluff , or more likely , wax has built up , which in time will give you problems preventing the yarn feeding through evenly . |
| 9 | In the late 19th century both were seized by a modernising nationalism , which in time got out of hand , producing belligerent fascism . |
| 10 | The scope of debate is limited or shifted over time in particular directions , but always in a direction which consolidates power into more permanent forms , which in time may become almost invisible to citizens , accepted as uncontroversial , ‘ natural ’ features of the landscape . |
| 11 | Given Cadbury 's peerless reputation for research and development , and its continued commitment to high levels of marketing support , which in Time Out 's case includes a £5m advertising blitz through GGT , few can doubt that the company 's £35 sales target for the brand will be achieved . |
| 12 | ‘ We hope to bring our African brethren , who we in the western world have exploited so much in past centuries , some of the spiritual heritage of our European Christian culture in the form of the contemplative monastic life which in time will be adapted and enriched by the beauty and spontaneity of African worship and culture as they come to join us , ’ said Sister Bernadette . |
| 13 | There are further areas which in time year will allow that trend to continue , I 'm aware of the fact that there will probably be in the course of the evening that suggest that greater efficiencies can be found in a variety of areas whether it be in or wherever else . |
| 14 | There are calm , spaciousness and perfectly balanced pictures within the overall design which from time to time acquire a more athletic quality , particularly in Monotones H ( i.e. two boys and a girl ) . |
| 15 | The Zuwaya maintained an image of statelessness and an identity as free persons which from time to time became an active force in their politics . |
| 16 | This is probably the reason for its universal acceptance as something to be cherished , and for its survival despite all religious disapproval which from time to time has endeavoured to denigrate it , as did for example , some of the teachings of Puritanism . |
| 17 | The fire had formed a bed of glowing ash , a core on which from time to time they threw a branch . |
| 18 | Their in-built Tory majority , which from time to time ( ie , during a Labour government ) plainly puts them at odds with the nation , tends to be exaggerated . |
| 19 | By democratic regimes we mean those in which from time to time the people is given the illusion of being sovereign , while true effective sovereignty lies in other , perhaps irresponsible and secret , forces … |
| 20 | The persistence of such complaints , which from time to time were endorsed by local persons not connected with the woollen trade , suggests that these " oppressions " were widespread and long-lasting . |
| 21 | Thus , " the individual creates for himself the patterns of his linguistic behaviour so as to resemble those of the group or groups with which from time to time he wishes to be identified , or so as to be unlike those from whom he wishes to be distinguished " ( Le Page and Tabouret-Keller 1985 : 181 ) |
| 22 | This brings us back to Le Page 's hypothesis : " the individual creates for himself the patterns of his linguistic behaviour so as to resemble those of the group or groups with which from time to time he wishes to be identified " ; only now we can treat " linguistic behaviour " at a micro level , interpreting " from time to time " to mean even at different stages within the same conversation — perhaps even the same utterance . |
| 23 | Putting this another way , what is the mechanism whereby we " create … the patterns of … linguistic behaviour so as to resemble those of the group or groups with which from time to time [ we wish ] to be identified " ? |
| 24 | However , for others the condition may present in a far more insidious and subtle manner , the constant yawning or sighing , the one deep breath in three , excessive sniffing , each of these may account for the reduced levels of carbon dioxide in the lungs , which over time leads to the ‘ chronic hyperventilation syndrome ’ . |
| 25 | Using the spatial description the particle Xi , which at time t occupies the position xj , is given by . |