Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In a beaker at one of the duty stations cold tea rippled in time with the siren . |
| 4 | They bounced from wall to wall , crossing and recrossing , and the violet light flickered in time with the sound . |
| 5 | The grey ovoid pulsed in time with the words . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ The brigade marched on time , sir , ’ he told the worried Ford , ‘ and no one can expect more of us . ’ |
| 8 | Even the glasses on top of the cigarette vending machine quivered in time to the music . |
| 9 | Fortunately help came in time on that particular day . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Perhaps , after all , anguish died with time , and life became a simple matter of bills and procreation and sometimes going to parties . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | There is little understanding about how animal behaviour evolved through time to produce the human ‘ mind ’ . |
| 17 | The magnitude of the deviations from the no-arbitrage price fell over time for both indices . |
| 18 | Popular parlance spoke of Time as a medium wherein one had a certain independence of movement quite at variance with scientific dogma . |
| 19 | Mr Alan Havard-Jones , defending , told Bridgend magistrates : ‘ It was vital that the surgeon arrived on time . |
| 20 | Every train ran to time on Monday with the exception of a slight delay to the last train of the day from Quainton . |
| 21 | ( 1 ) A recognised body which is a company limited by shares shall insure with authorised insurers against the losses referred to in paragraph ( 3 ) of this Rule over and above the maximum indemnity provided from time to time by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund . |
| 22 | Although the birth-rate fluctuated from time to time during the century — for example , it was low in the inter-war years and high in the immediate post-Second World War years — the proportion of survivors at each age , and especially among the young , increased throughout the period . |
| 23 | The salary of such officers is restricted to an amount specified from time to time by the Secretary of State and they are not permitted to manage other council staff ( clause 9 ) . |
| 24 | Scotland were under the greater pressure in the scrummage while their threatened superiority at the lineout evaporated as Yann Lemeur at the front and , to a lesser degree , Olivier Merle in the middle began to time their jump across the great divide that is the mandatory gap . |
| 25 | Hill 's ban ended in time for the 1987 World Cup but Bristol 's Richard Harding , who replaced him for the final Five Nations match — a stirring victory over Scotland — was first-choice in Australia and Hill 's last game for two years was against the United States . |
| 26 | The bar on the electric fire buzzed from time to time . |
| 27 | there are courses on design advertised from time to time . |
| 28 | The degree of Croatian autonomy fluctuated from time to time , as did its borders . |