Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The romantic-lyrical ballad style of twentieth-century Tin Pan Alley clings stubbornly to its role in the representation of gender relations within the norms set by the stereotype of the bourgeois couple , despite attempts made from time to time to move it into new patterns with new meanings . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If you work regularly for one agency you may want to have your position and experience reviewed from time to time , so that future work you undertake can be constructive and part of bona fide career development . |
| 4 | Jim surfaced in time to warn Patrick to swing north towards Nürnberg — Sieg Heil ! |
| 5 | In a beaker at one of the duty stations cold tea rippled in time with the siren . |
| 6 | They bounced from wall to wall , crossing and recrossing , and the violet light flickered in time with the sound . |
| 7 | Mr Michell came in time . ’ |
| 8 | Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed . |
| 9 | The warning voices raised from time to time in the journal appear to have been in the minority . |
| 10 | The grey ovoid pulsed in time with the words . |
| 11 | Additional disclosure would also be necessary if , as explained in relation to exclusion clauses , the relationship between customer and agent evolved over time imparting higher levels of fiduciary duties . |
| 12 | Latimer pleaded for time to prepare a defence to the charges against him , but William of Wykeham insisted that he should answer them immediately . |
| 13 | ‘ The brigade marched on time , sir , ’ he told the worried Ford , ‘ and no one can expect more of us . ’ |
| 14 | Truman played for time by appointing a brains trust of three to advise him . |
| 15 | Even the glasses on top of the cigarette vending machine quivered in time to the music . |
| 16 | Fortunately help came in time on that particular day . |
| 17 | Tambo arrived in time for the first consultative conference of the movement for 31 years , an event which provided an opportunity for the ANC to clarify its policy of negotiation with the government . |
| 18 | Benny stumbled from time to time , and became tongue-tied when she looked at the handsome boy sitting beside them . |
| 19 | Until the mid or even the late 1950s these comparisons were made mainly in a discrete way in the belief that advantages shifted from time to time between one country and another [ Postan , 1967 ] . |
| 20 | Joel arrived in time to pitch my tent . |
| 21 | Nutty arrived on time , thudding out of the dusk and pulling to an abrupt halt . |
| 22 | Does the right hon. Gentleman realise that , contrary to statements made from time to time by Northern Ireland Ministers , the administration of justice in Northern Ireland is signally failing to do that ? |
| 23 | Whether the emphasis in mystical theology is on the interaction of those God-given human faculties which are understood as an image of his being and the means by which man may realise the love and truth manifested in the Incarnation , or on the essential unknowability of the transcendent source from whence that love and truth emanated in time , there is common ground between the two approaches in the sense of a dynamic with which man may engage . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , Apple is predicting that it will have at least 70% of Macintosh applications recoded in time for the first batch of volume PowerPCs to hit the streets in 1993 , using AT&T Bell Laboratories spin-off , the Holmdel , New Jersey-based Echo Logic Inc , to do the recompiling . |
| 25 | Chauffeurs had met them at their Inn on the Park hotel , at seven o'clock sharp ; and at five minutes to eight they had taken their seats around the long elliptical table at European headquarters to ensure the meeting began on time , at precisely eight o'clock . |
| 26 | Perhaps , after all , anguish died with time , and life became a simple matter of bills and procreation and sometimes going to parties . |
| 27 | But as time went on and the numbers grew , more organized arrangements had to be made ; and the abbot of Cluny had from time to time to undertake mighty journeys . |
| 28 | If we were to inspect the balance sheet at intervals as this process continued over time we should find that operational balances were oscillating around their original level while the increases appeared in deposits ( on the liabilities side ) and advances ( on the asset side ) . |
| 29 | In case such arguments failed , the king also reminded the commons frequently that the war had been undertaken with their consent and that this consent had from time to time been renewed , as Sir William Thorp pointed out in the parliament of 1348 . |
| 30 | Despite a wild night meteorologically speaking , play began on time , and England 's last five wickets fell for 37 , the ignominy of an innings defeat only narrowly being escaped . |