Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea came from old Mrs Ferrar , who proposed that from time to time the family should confer on some subject which should ‘ tend either to the information or to the excitement of the affections ’ . |
| 2 | Er but we acknowledge that over time circumstances may change and that it may be appropriate and such circumstances erm needs may change different circumstances may arise and they would have to be dealt with within the strategic planning framework . |
| 3 | Gay , do you think that in time we shall forget our old selves , and the things we used to do ? ’ |
| 4 | This flat had to be sold by the council , and the ADC states that by allowing tenants to purchase such dwellings , the Government will ensure that over time younger households will buy up accommodation formerly occupied by older people ; |
| 5 | Banks hope that in time the use of these cards will substantially reduce the number of cheques that are written , since debit-card transactions are much cheaper for the banks to process than transactions by cheque . |
| 6 | Olivetti envisages that with time , it will be considered more as a brand name for systems integration , adapted for specific customer needs , rather than a rigidly defined product . |
| 7 | The whole area had a horribly uneasy and melancholy atmosphere and he noticed that from time to time on that bright summer 's day occasional metallic rattlings came from the depths of the quarry . |
| 8 | Even the unease he had felt when from time to time he had registered his brother 's anxiety , had somehow suggested an adventure . |
| 9 | Dogs followed her everywhere , watching , waiting , sniffing and from time to time mounting her . |
| 10 | In particular , we shall see that with time the Whigs became increasingly identified as a party of the Court and the royal executive , whilst the Tories , by the end of Anne 's reign , had essentially become a Country party . |
| 11 | Since then she has abandoned her contact lens in favour of glasses , having been told that in time her sight will return to normal . |
| 12 | Rational arguments and the need for money may keep it submerged but from time to time it is so inflamed that it can no longer be suppressed . |
| 13 | But when you put your filter in it wo n't run because by time your bag 's filling up it 's pushing your filter in . |
| 14 | We know that from time to time , there has been a slight delay in publishing the HMI annual report . |
| 15 | It should be noted that from time to time subcontractors may be employed on ’ the lump ’ ( a fixed sum per day for each man employed ) . |
| 16 | She in turn may hope that in time she will get the caring response she is really seeking and will pursue the pattern . |
| 17 | Consequently , as older trout die they are not replaced and in time the trout population disappears . |
| 18 | It was , of course , by far a situation too good to last and in time , gazing down the glen , a solitary figure was spied struggling up the brae — without a kit-bag — the WAAFs identified their squadron officer ( known as Belladonna ) apparently about to make her first call on her troops in the wild , I was never able at first hand to witness this airmen 's paradise but it is a story that passed the rounds at Kinloss . |
| 19 | Four projectors are the usual limit for practical convenience and for keeping ‘ in sync ’ , that is , synchronized or in time together ( see opposite ) . |
| 20 | Now suppose that at time t - 1 the only information available to individuals is contained in the set . |
| 21 | I believe that in time our view will prevail , ’ Ms Ruddock said . |
| 22 | It seems that from time to time , but most notably in February and May , you will experience some frustrating moments regarding property matters and family relationships . |
| 23 | It appears that from time to time this magazine published supplements and one such example , featuring aviation , went under the title The Bright Boys Album of Aeroplanes . |
| 24 | LSW seems to be advected around the North Atlantic with modification by mixing and by time changes at the LSW source . |
| 25 | In the second place , it is important to appreciate that with time both parties underwent some degree of ideological transformation . |
| 26 | He had hoped that in time she would have his children and one day she might come to love him . |
| 27 | At that instant she chose the path of her own life , and understood that in time she would have to part company with her friend . |
| 28 | Erm Isaac Azimov writes er , rather amusingly about this , he says why did , why did Weismann bother , he said Weismann was Jewish , of course , Weismann knew that since time immemorial , er , Jewish little boys have been having their foreskins chopped off , Weismann only had to look at his own children , when they were born , to see that even Jewish little boys are born with foreskins . |
| 29 | In time a picture emerges and in time that picture will get into a plan for decisions and action . |
| 30 | ‘ People whose loved ones died that terrible day can grieve and in time will get over it . |