Example sentences of "but [prep] [noun] [prep] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | For these reasons — their pattern of settlement , the ease , low cost and low risk of meeting obligations — Zuwaya were able to still think of themselves as nomads : they were wrong , but from time to time they could and did regard some of their social arrangements as unchanging , inert . |
2 | Rational arguments and the need for money may keep it submerged but from time to time it is so inflamed that it can no longer be suppressed . |
3 | ‘ But from time to time it has been right to reconsider its detailed application . |
4 | Then there would be silence , but from time to time I should receive a ‘ chit ’ from regimental HQ to say that all was well . |
5 | Again the appellant failed to carry out his part of the bargain , but from time to time he extracted money from Mr. Hughes against the claim that returns had been made , and various work had been done . |
6 | Miss Young was Ian 's teacher , not mine , but from time to time she used to read to our class ; and I was always captivated by her stories . |