Example sentences of "[det] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 31 | As has been said , these are essential data for the story , and some of the time they seem to be confirmed . |
| 32 | I think everyone , some of the time , and some people nearly all the time , recurrently experience in and with their bodies literal meanings of certain oft-repeated speech they heard in childhood . |
| 33 | So if you have got your way some of the time by being aggressive and forceful , when you try a more considerate approach you will feel insecure . |
| 34 | At the other extreme is the stance taken on the MoD 's continuing tenure , which insists that it is not proper that the public continue to be excluded some of the time from all , and all of the time from some , of the finest coastal scenery in the British Isles . |
| 35 | Some will say ‘ He 's cuddly and can be very sensitive at times ’ or ‘ She is lovable some of the time and is good when we go out ’ . |
| 36 | ‘ Some of the time at least . |
| 37 | Compared with the press and radio , however , the TV audience remained very mixed : most viewers watched most channels for some of the time . |
| 38 | And we need to say that you know I do n't think that it 's criminal to have a gallery but it 's criminal to waste the space some of the time . |
| 39 | Thus , in 1964 only 22 per cent of Americans held to the view that government could be trusted only , ‘ some of the time ’ whereas this had increased to 37 per cent by 1968 , 45 per cent by 1972 , 61 per cent by 1974 and 73 per cent by 1980 . |
| 40 | He felt well enough some of the time , but whenever he came under mental or physical strain , he contracted a cough and a high temperature . |
| 41 | I have already questioned the absolute relevance of attitude measures , but if they do measure some at least of the effect of advertising , some of the time , the general slowness of movement of these measures implies , at least , that such change occurs gradually as a result of the cumulative build-up of the message of the campaign . |
| 42 | Just as the grammarian 's ‘ data ’ can not contain any variable phenomena , so the grammar must have categorial rules , and not ‘ rules ’ which are true only some of the time . |
| 43 | He worked for Bonanza some of the time , but mostly you 'd find him lounging around the green tables . |
| 44 | the other option of course is not to do that and to try and gain some experience erm m maybe voluntary for some of the time so that maybe I can then spend you know in another years time get a job which is a bit more relevant and I 'll be able to earn some money . |
| 45 | The conversation was partly in French , isolating Robert and , some of the time , Lily . |
| 46 | ‘ Well , you know the saying : ‘ You ca n't please all of the people all of the time , just some of the people some of the time . ’ |
| 47 | Deciding to use up some of the time writing letters , Julia wondered how married women without either little children or work managed to fill their empty hours . |
| 48 | But what they all wanted was to be cared for some of the time and often their tears were statements about that need . |
| 49 | No , the reason I hate critics — well , some of the time — is that they write sentences like this : |
| 50 | Some children experienced the balance for some of the time ; others inevitably did not . |
| 51 | ‘ They say that , for some of the time , the Robemaker dwells in the heart of the Dark Realm , ’ said Caspar and glanced over his shoulder uneasily . |
| 52 | It may not be very nice some of the time but it does n't tell lies . |
| 53 | The committee is very pleased with attendances ‘ this term ’ , which seems to indicate that we got it right … at least some of the time . |
| 54 | Those on a budget will choose self catering or take-away some of the time , or when eating out will stick to more economic and filling pizza and pasta dishes , or the rosticceria selling tasty spit roast chickens . |
| 55 | I rather feel that men ( and women ) who gently imply that they 'd quite like their partners to keep some items of clothing on should probably be humoured at least some of the time . ’ |
| 56 | Mr. Allen : Will the Hon. Gentleman consider using some of the time of those operators for the installation of a fax machine which could be used collectively by right Hon. and Hon. Members rather than duplicating many times a facility that could be provided and serviced by one additional member of staff , or even by current members of stall ? |
| 57 | Responsible party government and pluralism fitted some of the facts of British politics for some of the time , but they were always overoptimistic and crucially flawed in ways we have pointed to in the body of this chapter . |
| 58 | Was this guideline followed : 1 Hardly any of the time ? 2 Some of the time ? 3 Most of the time ? 4 All of the time ? |
| 59 | Because some of the time the candidate has to be some of the other things as well . |
| 60 | ‘ You 'll have to go in some of the time . |