Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] from time to time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes — well me and Rich fight from time to time . |
| 2 | Clean out the feeding compartment from time to time . |
| 3 | The strength of a full Commando varied with some reorganisation from time to time ( see Appendix 2 ) but in November 1942 the establishment was 24 officers and 435 other ranks ( enlisted men ) . |
| 4 | He was afflicted with a tubercular cough from time to time , and also nasal haemorrhaging . |
| 5 | " It is n't , after all , as though we had any reason for not having them , because now that Amelia and Magnus and Gabriel are all married there 's plenty of room , and my parents are anyway worried , politically speaking if you know what I mean , about having so much empty house ( though he 's hardly the kind of tenant that that kind of consideration would provide ) , and he even pays some rent from time to time . |
| 6 | Nearly all horses will suffer from some anxiety from time to time , which is perfectly normal , but chronic anxiety is not normal and it is probably the most insidiously destructive emotion possible . |
| 7 | He says it 's part of the staff 's contract that they work different shift from time to time — at times of crisis or if someone is sick we have to ask someone who knows the job to cover . |
| 8 | And while media attention is useful in arousing the public conscience from time to time , there is little follow-up . |
| 9 | Every conventional wet system takes in small amounts of fresh water from time to time , and these introduce a fresh supply of mineral salts , which build up as scale deposits in the boiler and the system pipework , as well as fresh oxygen , which aids further corrosion . |
| 10 | The system takes in small amounts of fresh water from time to time , and these introduce a fresh supply of mineral salts , which build up as scale deposits in the boiler and within the pipework . |
| 11 | Should take two hours to freeze and should be worked with a wooden spoon from time to time . " |
| 12 | 7.3.2.2 the loss of Rent and Service Charge payable under this Lease from time to time ( having regard to any review of rent which may become due under this Lease ) for [ 3 ] years or such longer period as the Landlord may from time to time [ reasonably ] [ consider to be sufficient or deem to be necessary ] for the purposes of the planning and carrying out the rebuilding or reinstatement |
| 13 | 7.3.2.2 the loss of Rent and Service Charge payable under this Lease from time to time ( having reasonable regard to any review of rent which may become due under this Lease ) for 3 years |
| 14 | Unfortunately , HM Armed Forces remain active in this spot from time to time , and access is officially banned during military exercises . |
| 15 | He liked a little help from time to time . |
| 16 | The will contained a direction for the trustees , out of the net income of the proportionate share of the estate held in trust for any child , to make such provision from time to time as they in their uncontrolled discretion might think necessary or advisable for the suitable maintenance and education of such a child . |
| 17 | The Labour leader yesterday intoned the word ‘ socialism ’ in a purely ritualistic sense from time to time . |
| 18 | Confidence in the feminine within allows us to let go of the outer image from time to time . |
| 19 | The headship of the amalgamated department will be assigned by the Hebdomadal Council from time to time for specified periods of not less than five years to one of the persons holding an established academic post in the department , normally with the title of professor or reader . |
| 20 | Buff with a stainless-steel polish from time to time to keep the cutlery pristine . |
| 21 | And though not a leaf or outline moved , there seemed more air , and a fresh little welcome breath from time to time near one 's skin . |
| 22 | The directorate has a continual need for processed information to support decision making , to develop policy and advice for Academic Board and Governors , and to satisfy the appetite of external bodies such as DF.S , CNAA , NAB/PCFC , etc. for numerical information From time to time there is also the need for high quality information to support particular initiatives , such as the ( successful ) application for accreditation . |
| 23 | It can be done , though it involves going into a little detail from time to time about points of central importance , and it needs simplifications which trouble an author 's respect for exact truth and may appal an unsympathetic expert . |
| 24 | We got on well from the moment we met and we still see each other from time to time , and talk for hours about the good old days . |
| 25 | They had parted in a friendly enough way , promising to see each other from time to time , but Jenna very much doubted if it would ever happen . |
| 26 | ‘ Nor did I. Still , now I 'm here maybe we can see each other from time to time . ’ |
| 27 | George was evidently used to this question and he said patiently , ‘ In the natural state , they live in colonies with separate family groups and , like all families , they fall out with each other from time to time . |
| 28 | Husband and wife kept up their own conversation , turning to the elderly lady from time to time only to offer her another cup of tea or a cake . |
| 29 | One might rhetorically ask whether , if the United States or Britain assumes the role of international policeman from time to time , it is not an odd sense of police priorities to protect an oil sheikh from a military tyrant , but to ignore the plight of Sudanese children when military commanders forbid landing rights to aircraft bringing in food that could save their lives . |
| 30 | As in Babylonia , this calendar was adapted to the sun by intercalating a thirteenth month from time to time , but this was left to local officials in the different cities to decide , and they did this individually and arbitrarily . |