Example sentences of "that [prep] [adj] of the time " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 He said the existing system was a throwback to the days when each borough ran its own affairs and added that for much of the time the heavy rescue unit could only be used if firemen were taken off other machines .
3 The result of this historical trend is a Parliament that for most of the time now exists to do the executive 's bidding .
4 Suppose , for example , you have a so-called extraverted personality , this means that for most of the time in most situations you will tend to think , feel and behave in outward going ways .
5 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 ) .
6 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 .
7 Police made fifty arrests , mostly on drugs charges , but say that for most of the time , all they could do was watch .
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