Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [prep] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One had a recurrence of an old back injury involving a disc which bulged from between the vertebrae from time to time , causing intense pain , and the other was a young secretary with period pains . |
| 2 | But , in an uncanny moment of premonition , I am able to see through the mists of time to Judgement Day . |
| 3 | Take a seat aboard a flying desk and spiral backwards through the corridors of time on an exciting journey of discovery ; the story of Oxford University is uncovered to reveal its remarkable impact on Western civilisation . |
| 4 | Tranmere striker Tommy Coyne has been sidelined by a flu bug , but Charlton remains optimistic that he can shrug off the effects in time for Wednesday . |
| 5 | These consists of the periods of time between the abdication of the king in 1931 and November 1933 , between November 1933 and the election of the Popular Front in 1936 , and from February 1936 to the outbreak of the Civil War in July 1936 . |
| 6 | It is a matter of deep regret that the Department of Social Security failed to provide copies of the instruments in time for the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments to consider them and report to the House . |
| 7 | Funding of the exports from time of shipment by way of advances against shipping documents with possible non payment insurance built in . |
| 8 | As Karen 's lust for certainty increased , she threw in tantalising little snippets , altering some of the details from time to time . |
| 9 | ‘ As you know I do n't work in the firm but I do give a hand with the accounts from time to time — ’ |
| 10 | The housing should be kept moist by pouring a little water into the wells from time to time . |
| 11 | Getting him out of bed in the mornings in time for school became a real problem for his family when he 'd been up most of the night with pencil and note book . |
| 12 | But yes , I mean there was b battering went on in the flats from time to time . |
| 13 | He tried to explain that magic had indeed once been wild and lawless , but had been tamed back in the mists of time by the Olden Ones , who had bound it to obey among other things the Law of Conservation of Reality ; this demanded that the effort needed to achieve a goal should be the same regardless of the means used . |
| 14 | AMERICA 'S FIRST five-jet aerobatic team look set to take to the skies in time for the 1993 airshow season , reports Bill Jesse . |
| 15 | Buses and cars carrying replacement workers and staff who have worked throughout the dispute went to the gates on time despite the presence of around 150 pickets . |
| 16 | Land was provided to maintain the families in peacetime , and the males were required in turn to rally to the colours in time of war . |
| 17 | He needs a final decision by Sunday so that details can be sent to the printers in time for the Chancellor to announce his mini-Budget next Thursday . |
| 18 | Obviously she 'd have to go out to the shops from time to time , but she 'd had her hair dyed black on the Saturday , bought a new winter coat and a large pair of dark glasses . |
| 19 | After losing 83–6 to Blaydon and 42–3 to Horden in recent weeks , the injuries are not helping to get back on the rails in time for their final two league matches this month against Sunderland and Mowden Park . |
| 20 | The agreement provided for the price of the petrol ‘ to be agreed by the parties from time to time ’ and failing agreement to be settled by arbitration . |