Example sentences of "for one [noun] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | some larger acts engage an agent for one tour at a time . |
| 2 | Loans are made for one year at a time and a student may apply only once in any year . |
| 3 | Compulsory admission for treatment ( section 3 ) is possible , but the conditions are now more stringent than formerly and the periods of initial and subsequent detention have been reduced to six months , a further six months and then for one year at a time , and the patients ' rights of appeal to the Mental Health Review Tribunal have been strengthened . |
| 4 | Wall Street yesterday finally woke up to what we have been saying since January — that IBM Corp sets its dividend for one quarter at a time , and that there is no guarantee that the level declared for fourth quarter 1992 will be maintained quarterly this year : market dealers in Europe say a rumour surfaced here yesterday morning that another cut may be coming . |
| 5 | If ten trainees are ‘ done ’ at a time throughout the year for one week at a time by a single trainer , this trainer can cope with 300 trainees a year . |
| 6 | You see the Vox is trying to be all things , but in fact it 's only really good for one thing at a time . ’ |
| 7 | Thereafter , warrants were issued for only two months , though they could be renewed for one month at a time in the case of those issued to the police , and six months at a time in the case of those issued to the security services . |
| 8 | In this case it would always be advantageous to invest for one month at a time rather than for two months at one go . |