Example sentences of "or [num] [noun] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If such an experiment were successful , I would n't care to be within thirty or forty miles at the time . ’ |
| 2 | Kanof et al reported a decrease in height velocity in 88% of Tanner 1 or 2 patients at the time of diagnosis and before treatment . |
| 3 | They also complained at the release of another man detained with Dalkammoni , Marwant Khreesat , reportedly a Jordanian or West German intelligence agent who was believed to have produced a total of five or six bombs at the time . |
| 4 | ( Children saw three , five , or six rods at a time , with different numbers of beads on each . |
| 5 | The miller 's day was dictated by the movements of the tides because his source of power would only be available for short periods of two or three hours at a time . |
| 6 | Most other atoms can join up comfortably only with one , two , or three others at a time . |
| 7 | And I said I 've bought a box of matches for him to go down and light this fire thinking you know he might need two or three matches at a time . |
| 8 | I used to shop in Shaftesbury Avenue and buy two or three nightdresses at a time . |
| 9 | Such is the cycle of any one burrow ; but , the Baerends discovered , a female may work on two or three burrows at a time . |
| 10 | " Fill your Sillabub pot half full with sider , and good store of sugar , and a little nutmeg , stir it well together , and put in as much cream by two or three spoonfuls at a time , as hard as you can , as though you milk it in ; then stir it together very softly once about , and let it stand two hours before you eat it , for the standing makes it curd . " |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't mind going out there for two or three months at a time but not permanently . ’ |
| 12 | His twenty-one months as a prisoner of war at Karlsruhe would have been satisfactory , he later calculated , ‘ had I been able to bank them and draw them two or three weeks at a time whenever I wanted a respite from ordinary experience ’ . |
| 13 | He was often away a fortnight or three weeks at a time , but he came back here to use the cleaner . ’ |
| 14 | Many owners can not stand the thought of their animal going without sustenance for two or three days at a time , but the dog will inevitably eat when it is hungry enough . |
| 15 | Millions visit Czechoslovakia every year but only for two or three days at a time as services are poor . |
| 16 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 17 | Ipswich have used the new rolling substitutes rule to their advantage this season but it often means that the first choice players are only off the pitch for five or ten minutes at a time . |
| 18 | At first I could not devote so much time to the orchestra but by the early 1960s I was coming to a position where I was able to be with the orchestra a very great deal , working for eight or ten days at a time on concerts , records , and films . |
| 19 | Pitch them for 5,000 or 10,000 shares at a time . |
| 20 | The pitmen remain underground for eight or nine hours at a time and invariably take food down with them into the pits and eat it with unwashed hands and without a knife and fork . |
| 21 | I do n't think that I can send you more than four or five canvases at a time because of the cold . |
| 22 | From early June to mid September these afternoon winds regularly reach force 3 and 4 , sometimes more , blowing for four or five hours at a time . |
| 23 | used to publish what areas were going to have power cuts , d' ya remember ? , you were in Bristol at the time , er Stuart was the same , they used to publish what area would be cut off and for what time and for how long and you knew you would get cut off , sort of ten o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon , usu , four or five hours at a time was n't it ? |
| 24 | Thus it seems hardly sufficient for people to vote every four or five years at a time of a general election , the brevity of the act carrying little weight or influence . |
| 25 | He was staying up for four or five days at a time and then crashing for four or five days . |
| 26 | Going ahead and it started with annual wage increases because the wage increases that you did get were all about three , four or five percent at the time . |
| 27 | Heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan ; fry four or five burgers at a time and cook for 2–3 minutes on each side until well done . |
| 28 | After teaching English as a foreign language for many years , Pauline wanted to establish a house in a country setting where her students could stay for up to three or four weeks at a time . |
| 29 | Sometimes they 're gone for three or four days at a time . ’ |
| 30 | Schools would deal with one or two topics at a time . |