Example sentences of "[verb] at [adj] time [coord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The North Berwick line enjoys a spectacular claim to fame because it has at some time or other in its history been powered by every possible form of motive power ; horse , steam , diesel and electricity . |
| 2 | She was rich , beautiful , clever and amusing , and her wit became renowned ; she was featured in the picture papers , in the scandal sheets , and everyone of consequence was reported at one time or another to be going to marry her . |
| 3 | we done all that erm Wa , Walkman all that sort of thing we 've done at one time or other . |
| 4 | If we now turn our attention to the hero-literature of ancient Greece , it is notable that just about every prominent hero does battle at one time or another , and sometimes repeatedly , with Amazon women . |
| 5 | Of course , all parents ( and teachers ) are beset at one time or another by disobedient children . |
| 6 | For instance , who amongst us has not said at one time or another : |
| 7 | They have two natural gaits the gentle , lolloping , forward movement of the warren on a summer evening and the lightning dash for cover that every human has seen at some time or other . |
| 8 | The vast majority of golfers have been told at one time or another how important the legs are in the game of golf . |
| 9 | Most of these have been used at one time or another but still the TL 072 op.amp seems to combine the best characteristics at a reasonable price . |
| 10 | These types of record have all been used at one time or another by the authors . |
| 11 | There were many routes from Earth to the Reconciled Dominions , some safer than others , but all used at one time or another , and not always by magicians . |
| 12 | But erm Idris said , in effect , which is an expression which we 've all used at some time or another , he did nothing for me . |
| 13 | This was so notwithstanding that the field could be closed at any time and that certain people could be refused admission . |
| 14 | Here Revelstoke was in his element ; acute intelligence and charm , capacity for meticulous work , presence and eloquence , fluency in French and Spanish , and , above all , financial acumen made him a match for the wiliest of South American presidents , North American railway barons , European finance ministers , and the members of the British cabinet with all of whom he had to deal at one time or another . |
| 15 | Eighteen per cent of these young people had been sexually abused at some time and 4 per cent of the females cited this as the main reason for running ( Newman , forthcoming ) . |
| 16 | If you 've actually be wangling system on your way up , which is what most of us seem to do at one time or another . |
| 17 | They are doing work which every compositor is called upon to do at some time or another , that is plain composition , " but he added that the men do " the many operations that go to make up the comp 's calling " . |
| 18 | The medical journals still present a variety of possible remedies , many of which sound most desperate and bizarre missionaries report from China that they have been cured by having needles stuck into their bellies and arms , yet this is not thought too strange to mention … and almost every variety of chemical substance has been proposed at one time or another , all of which is a sure sign that our profession remains baffled by this disease . " |
| 19 | Now you must have at some time or other in advertising closed the deal on the phone . |
| 20 | Ignoring the remainder of the world 's population , Mechanic defines hypochondria as a disorder experienced at one time or another by some 70 per cent of apprentice doctors . |
| 21 | Coping and support networks can be built up gradually as part of a group exercise and on your own and can provide a forum for discussion and shared experience as well as letting off the inevitable steam and frustration experienced at one time or another . |
| 22 | This month I am going to cover two problems which most horses will produce at some time or other . |
| 23 | The Council has therefore reached the view that a formal scheme should not be introduced at this time but that members should be encouraged to take young intrants into their offices if they are able to do so , and the Council therefore recommends members to consider whether they can offer this facility to young people in their areas . |
| 24 | We had to pay er there was two lots of erm tyres , there was one set of buses were fitted with and another one with or I forget which it was there but I know those three were involved at some time or other and we used to record the mileage , send it off to them , showing what each bus ran during the month . |
| 25 | Reading the old files , it is interesting to note how many well-known Institute figures have served at one time or another on the TAC . |
| 26 | While 42 ( 69 per cent ) interviewees had worked at some time or other , the overwhelming majority ( 89 per cent ) were unemployed at the time of interview . |
| 27 | I remembered all kinds of girls whom Harvey had wanted to marry at some time or other . |
| 28 | Look at the police budget , and we shall be discussing the police budget later on , you had a windfall , underspend on police pensions , but we all know those police will retire at some time or other , and when they do there is a commitment to their lump sum payments and their pensions . |
| 29 | Although the subject was something not discussed , almost everyone in the road had at one time or another been confided in and had helped Mrs Browning as far as they could , although she seemed to feel she should not worry any particular neighbour too much so went from one to another , as it were in turn . |
| 30 | The ladies murmured reluctant agreement , since most of them had at one time or another tried to oust her from at least one of the appointments which they themselves coveted . |