Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deeper they go , the more secure the vine will be in times of flood and the more able it will be to obtain moisture in times of drought . |
| 2 | Well over half of those killed are young children or elderly people who are overcome by smoke and fumes while they sleep at night — people whose chances of survival would be drastically improved if only they were able to reach safety in time . |
| 3 | The tremendous variety of activities in Dorset ensure that I will continue to visit time after time . |
| 4 | He refused to be drawn on what would happen if the two failed to reach agreement in time to get the banks ' support for an extra £1bn-£1.2bn of finance next year . |
| 5 | The reconstruction of extinct species from fossil bones was often undertaken by museum workers , who were thus disposed to see development through time as the unfolding of purely formal relationships between successive species . |
| 6 | In other cases the fact that the rent was to be " conclusively fixed " by the landlord 's trigger notice if the tenant failed to give counter-notice in time was held to be a sufficient indication that time was of the essence ( Mammoth Greeting Cards v Agra [ 1990 ] 2 EGLR 124 ; Barrett Estate Services v David Greig ( Retail ) [ 1991 ] 2 EGLR 123 ) . |
| 7 | If this is correct then there are important implications for people who are ‘ near the borderline ’ , if it is decided not to change the clocks between the summer and winter , but rather to retain Daylight Saving Time throughout the year . |
| 8 | If he reasonably does not discover his right until a short time before the last days of the three months have elapsed , then obviously it would probably not be reasonably practicable to give notice in time . |
| 9 | Nicandra was always ready to give succour in times of trouble . |
| 10 | Whilst the law is designed to give succour in times of difficulty to those who do their best , it will show little mercy to those who are at the receiving end of proceedings who can not demonstrate that they have given the highest priority . |
| 11 | Many people believed what they read to be the literal truth : it was even dangerous to use humour at times , because the underlying point was often missed and the joke taken seriously instead . |
| 12 | The advantages of longitudinal studies are that they make it possible to study change over time , though as a series of snapshots rather than as a continuous process . |
| 13 | Two Southend players missed the team bus and had to fly north in time for kickoff . |
| 14 | She had felt so confident at the outset in her ability to keep track of time , but now it was beginning to desert her . |
| 15 | This is a far from ideal measure but it can be used to compare performance over time and to establish target rates of return . |
| 16 | While they were at the mercy of erratic weather or changes in the migration routes of reindeer , so that they might suffer famine from time to time , they were generally well fed , more or less comfortably adapted to their environment , and enjoyed a surplus of resources sufficient to allow expenditure of time on the decoration of clothing and utensils on story-telling and dancing . |
| 17 | Audiences in South Wales liked her so much that she was invited to return there to sing time after time . |
| 18 | The Regional Council will continue to issue information from time to time to keep staff advised . |
| 19 | The longitudinal data will be utilised to investigate change over time and the factors which predict good or poor outcome . |
| 20 | She told the Opposition 's Lord Carter that farmers often worked in isolation and were traditionally independent , ‘ possibly leading to a reluctance to seek help at time of depression . |
| 21 | The two are said to be concerned over Sun 's ability to deliver code on time and suspect it may not prioritise their platforms over Sun 's own . |
| 22 | A regular fortnightly meeting of practitioners from different backgrounds , with a shared task , helped to develop trust over time . |
| 23 | Obviously it is very important to train every pilot to recognise when his planning is leading to a disastrous situation , and to take action in time to avoid it . |
| 24 | As Chairman of a multi-million pound Company , 38 year old Richard Gabriel from Gloucestershire has to spend alot of time at work . |
| 25 | Where the landlord has redevelopment plans for the property in question , the term of the lease should be short enough for him to be able to recover possession in time to redevelop . |
| 26 | The tendency to centralise power over time is frankly admitted by the Commission , albeit diplomatically : ‘ the list of policies which qualify on the grounds of being more efficiently discharged at Community level than at national level is likely to evolve gradually over time . |
| 27 | Through the love and compassion of Jesus the missionary is able to return time after time until this love has broken through and the message is accepted . |
| 28 | He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity , and indeterminacy to comment on free will . |
| 29 | The word ‘ maintainable ’ is not ideal , but it does indicate the underlying principle involved , that the company has a capacity to produce wealth over time , and the idea of the earnings number is to reflect that capacity in the year in question . |
| 30 | The party attempted to renew vigour from time to time by the ‘ exchange of party cards ’ — an opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members — or by the replacement of officials . |