Example sentences of "various time " in BNC.

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1 At various times , notably from midsummer 1985 , these threatened the value of sterling and seemed likely to cause an old-fashioned ‘ run on the pound ’ .
2 At various times three different factors have been alleged to justify the limitation of the production of houses : the ‘ capital investment programme ’ ; labour ; and materials , especially timber .
3 At various times I have altered my charges on particular areas .
4 Mr Attlee , for example , saw his job as being ‘ to collect the voices of the Cabinet ’ and Mr Wilson compared his role as prime Minister at various times to a soccer ‘ midfield sweeper ’ , or the ‘ the conductor of the orchestra ’ .
5 At various times Keynes operated on all three levels , and moved easily from one to another .
6 Sardinia is a land whose past is riddled with bloody brigandry and often inexplicable feuding ; a land which at various times in the past has bowed the knee to such untoward arrivals as the Vandals and the Goths ( not to mention the supreme midfield general of his day , Napoleon Bonaparte ) .
7 At various times , the Unionist government attempted to curb such displays either by banning marches or by re-routeing them through areas with the same politics as the marchers .
8 The Commons asked at various times that the perambulations should be observed , that new perambulations should be made , and that charters should be granted defining the forest limits .
9 Since the Earl of Holland was ‘ a man of greater dignity than knowledge in the Lawes of the Forest , he was assisted at various times by judges of the common law courts who advised him on points of law .
10 Various societies , at various times in history , have formally and ‘ officially ’ treated the world with reverence .
11 The same article also claimed that the late Tom Driberg , who worked at various times for both MI5 and the KGB , was also involved in getting Blake out of prison and back to Russia .
12 Freames and Pitts Mills were in close proximity to one another and this , coupled with the fact that at various times they shared the same tenants and were put to similar uses , has caused a certain amount of confusion .
13 When Professor Tidy sat down , worse was to come for the defendants , as a plethora of witnesses placed every permutation of the four in or about the vicinity at various times that evening .
14 Two soldiers ( lace-up boots ) were taking photos of their girlfriends in Peace Square , also known — at various times in its turbulent career — as Lenin Square and Hitler Square .
15 ‘ There is no doubt in my mind , ’ she says , ‘ that we have all lived many lives before and that we have an individual life-force which never dies but chooses to come into incarnation at various times .
16 And we are all going to have to deal with problems , great or small , at various times .
17 Some are best in the evening , some around midnight , some for two or three hours following dawn , and others at various times during the day .
18 Some who at various times occupied the houses were the McCabe , Brown , White , Lamb , Mann , Wells and Carson families .
19 What major differences are there in the choices made at various times for starting steel works at Sheffield , Rotherham and Scunthorpe ?
20 In effect , a ‘ conspiracy of silence ’ still surrounds those northern Protestants who at various times and in their different ways condemned the landlord system , called for a wider franchise , disapproved of religious bigotry , or even sought to break the connection with Britain .
21 One approach to this problem is to simulate the thermal history of a source rock in the laboratory by heating immature kerogen for various times at temperatures between 200°C and 450°C .
22 Collapse breccias , however , are not related to any particular facies and potential reservoirs resulting from this process are most likely to be found around structural highs that became exposed at various times since , the Zechstein .
23 It is impossible to predict bed occupancy , or to some extent , the types of patient who will be admitted at various times of the year .
24 The Cassini map has a charming idiosyncrasy in the shape of the ‘ Moon Maiden ’ , one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants that have been introduced at various times .
25 Natural ‘ saline invasions ’ from the mouth of the bay or mysterious and undiagnosed maladies like ‘ Lake Venice ’ or ‘ Rhode River ’ disease , have at various times thinned out these plants .
26 All branches of the armed services at various times made appointments of official War Artists , who were commissioned to paint battle scenes or portraits for the armed services .
27 Over a hundred are known to have existed , and there may have been over a thousand at various times .
28 Quick-growing root vegetables such as radishes and carrots which grow out of sight can be compared for size when they are pulled at various times .
29 Some comparisons of the seasons can be included here and sunny or shady parts of the garden sorted out for various times of the day .
30 Lots more were nets confiscated from poachers at various times , nets of all colours , lengths and mesh sizes .
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