Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] of [art] time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For much of the time they slept and when she was n't sleeping Diana frequently visited the kitchens , the domain of ‘ Swampie ’ Marsh and fellow chefs . |
| 2 | Only the political pertinence of that collectivity was variable , and for much of the time its pertinence was low . |
| 3 | For much of the time she was delirious , but there were lucid intervals , during which she was slightly comforted to understand that the nightmares that had tormented her were products of the disease and not of reality . |
| 4 | It needed to be , too , for much of the time she was pushing her way through undergrowth and around patches of thicket too dense for them to penetrate . |
| 5 | It was built in 1490 and for much of the time it was owned by the Darrel family . |
| 6 | For much of the time it took me through farmland , amidst the pleasant aroma of meadows , and often I found myself slowing the Ford to a crawl to better appreciate a stream or a valley I was passing . |
| 7 | And for much of the time it follows the Minchmoor Road , an ancient drove road which was also used by Scottish monarchs staying at Traquair House . |
| 8 | The period is 313 days , and the range from 5.4 to 10.5 , so that for much of the time it is out of binocular range . |
| 9 | These incidents are rare not only because national emergencies are mercifully infrequent , but because for much of the time there is an instinctive understanding between the governors of the broadcasting organization and the government of the nation , as the corporation 's behaviour on issues like appeasement demonstrates ; Reith succumbed to the same collective delusion that had seized Chamberlain , his foreign secretary , Halifax , and most of the population . |
| 10 | For much of the time there was continuous subcutaneous and repressed friction , broken by occasional and emotionally trying attempts at reconciliation . |
| 11 | Lear was doubtless unhappy during much of the time he worked for Gould ; he was also constantly unwell , often in desperate financial straits , and had been finding lithography an increasing strain on his eyesight and his nerves . |
| 12 | There are several Mira variables in Grus within binocular range when near maximum ( R , S and T ) , but for most of the time they are much too faint . |
| 13 | The data we collected leads inescapably to the conclusion that for most of the time nothing happens at all — this seems to be particularly the case in residential settings ( ibid. , p. 58 ) . |
| 14 | However , for most of the time its underwater home is not well-lit , and the opening has to be enlarged to admit enough light . |
| 15 | For most of the time it is out of binocular range , but when at its brightest it is easy enough to find , and binoculars of × 8 or higher power will show colour in it ; it is very red , and of spectral type S. |
| 16 | It has a period of 431 days , and a range of between 5.5 and 13 , so that for most of the time it is well below binocular range . |
| 17 | Like many M-type supergiants it is variable ; the official range is from 3.0 to 3.8 , but for most of the time it is comparable with Kappa Ophiuchi ( 3.2 ) which makes a convenient comparison star . |
| 18 | Apparently it means that while for most of the time I will behave normally I shall be prone to sudden ourbursts of rage and obscenity . |
| 19 | Although I do n't think I was mentally ill for most of the time I was anorexic , I find Lomas 's remarks illuminating in my own case and pertinent to anorexia nervosa in general . |
| 20 | For most of the time there was no editorial pressure , though extrinsic factors , such as last minute ads , could suddenly , and annoyingly , reduce my space . |
| 21 | For most of the time his prancing and moaning leaves me inert and contemptuous . |
| 22 | For most of the time he shifted about from one foot to the other , more like a naughty schoolboy who has been hauled up in front of the head master than a genie rubbed out of a bottle . |
| 23 | For most of the time he combined this with the very important post of deputy treasurer-at-wars . |
| 24 | For most of the time he was talking , Merymose 's expression remained set . |
| 25 | For most of the time he appears amiably tipsy , but occasionally plunges into hidden depths — of agony and even some kind of distorted ecstasy . |