Example sentences of "of [det] [noun] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quantity of each item purchased per time period constitutes an appropriate weight . |
| 2 | According to the decay theory , the memory of some event fades with time unless continually upgraded . |
| 3 | One could say — and Aegon are not denying it — that is an acquisition by Aegon of this company spread over time . |
| 4 | Frequently generals thought it best if they were outmanoeuvred to in effect accept an honourable surrender er and er bargains of this kind occurred from time to time between largely mercenary armies . |
| 5 | There were variations in the accuracy of these figures according to time and place , but these evened out over fairly large geographical areas and periods of time . |
| 6 | It seems that people take kin , and indeed non-kin , into their households in situations where this is mutually advantageous , but the balance of those advantages fluctuates over time , and varies between different localities in the same historical period . |
| 7 | Whilst it is intuitively obvious that the utility of most things declines over time , it is more difficult to identify the extent of that decline over a given period . |