Example sentences of "[verb] from time to [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first their mother 's sister had come from time to time but she and Moran had quarrelled . |
| 2 | The scheme may well now be complete , but revision is recommended from time to time and thought must be given as to how this might be achieved . |
| 3 | Resting on three stones above the flames was a large copper pan full of milk , which Sigarup stirred from time to time as it was boiling . |
| 4 | Later , years and enchanted years later , it seemed , she lay enfolded in the hard warmth of his arms , shivering from time to time as memory of the passion and intensity of their lovemaking rocked her slender frame all over again . |
| 5 | The one I have chosen is this — brief , informal letters , written from time to time as our work proceeds , in a plain , straightforward style , as it might be to a friend . |
| 6 | He woke from time to time and on each occasion drank a little more . |
| 7 | The parents separated from time to time and the father also served a prison sentence . |
| 8 | They would appear from time to time and taunt the old couple , reminding them of their past lives and the failures or mistakes which had brought them to the castle ( though never detailing them — neither Quiss nor Ajayi knew what the other had done to justify sending them here . |
| 9 | There 's incidental impotence which occurs from time to time when a man fails to get an erection after having had too much to drink , for example ; or through tiredness , worry or anxiety . |
| 10 | Heavy reclamation walls were built from time to time as the docks were extended seawards and today , the dock estate lies entirely on land reclaimed from the foreshore . |
| 11 | Even so , he continued in royal service , acting from time to time as royal negotiator and adviser , notably at times of crisis . |
| 12 | ( He allows from time to time that it is also concerned with the quality , bad , but bad takes a decidedly second place in his discussions . ) |
| 13 | It was , moreover , a hope which the French encouraged from time to time although what was achieved seemed always to be less than what was promised . |
| 14 | He was employed on the reconstruction of the bishop of Winchester 's palace at Wolvesey , and he acted from time to time as architect as well as builder . |
| 15 | How he chose to exercise those rights differed from time to time and from province to province . |
| 16 | I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am ! |
| 17 | They would ask me how the training was going from time to time and this interest spurred me on . |
| 18 | Erm I would like to take advantage of the things that I have actually done myself as a member of the Stansted Airport Consultative Committee and also as a member of Advisory Committee because I am Stansted representative and we meet from time to time and as apart from transport . |
| 19 | As we know from time to time but not in time . |
| 20 | Well you , you , you , you , you know the , you know the , the scenario that everything goes wrong , you know , everything goes wrong you know from time to time and you say to yourself oh it 'll get better |
| 21 | Another expression of this psychic force is found in the cynicism and bitterness he displayed from time to time when he grumbles about the dark , the flies and the cold ; but other references are very much stronger , e.g. ‘ The Cuckold 's Song ’ etc ) . |
| 22 | It had been the custom since Gilkes 's day for masters to meet monthly to discuss the boys ' progress , and now a simple record card contained all the necessary information , supplemented from time to time as necessary , and formed the basis of this report . |
| 23 | They heard firing from time to time and at one point were challenged . |
| 24 | Karen brushed them off with talk of a ‘ little twinge ’ that she got from time to time and rose briskly to clear the table . |
| 25 | Any thoughtful linguist must wonder from time to time if such a legacy can have been shaken off completely in the relatively short time during which scientific linguistics has existed . |
| 26 | ‘ The enormity of the figures describing zero-point energy has led theorists to question from time to time whether these numbers should be taken seriously , or whether they are due to some defect or misinterpretation of the theory . |
| 27 | So far we have looked at the consensual influence of television : at influences that varied from time to time but affected all or most citizens at any one time . |
| 28 | I made it a rule — which , it is true , he broke from time to time when he had something particularly pressing or intimate to convey — that he should not drop into French while we were together . |
| 29 | Again , since truth is held to be individual and also fallible , rulership will be both conditional and also temporary ; because clearly the views as to what is true and therefore proper for government to act upon will change from time to time as opinion fluctuates amongst the body of the people . |
| 30 | Their function can vary from time to time and place to place . |