Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , while the present data show how soft constraints affect preference ( and thus the state of the comprehension system ) , they can not address the question of how the preferences develop over time on reading a stimulus sentence . |
| 2 | Representing the operation of Laplace transformation by , it immediately follows that 11.5 ( a ) Unit step function delayed by time with respect to the origin of time , ( b ) unit pulse thought of as the difference between two unit step functions with differing delays and , ( c ) unit square wave thought of as a combination of unit step functions with delays that are multiples of half the period and ( d ) unit impulse function ( see text ) . |
| 3 | The concept of a profession is , as we have seen , based upon claims to specialised knowledge and skills developed over time through training . |
| 4 | The romantic-lyrical ballad style of twentieth-century Tin Pan Alley clings stubbornly to its role in the representation of gender relations within the norms set by the stereotype of the bourgeois couple , despite attempts made from time to time to move it into new patterns with new meanings . |
| 5 | ( Stimulus A of fig. 5.10 might be said to be enriched , if only a little , by virtue of its ability to evoke the image of X. ) The differentiation theory , in contrast , holds that ‘ percepts change over time by progressive elaboration of qualities , features and dimensions of variation ’ ( Gibson and Gibson 1955 , p. 34 ) , that is , by an elaboration of aspects of the stimulus that are present in it from the outset . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Their gutting knives flashing in time to the music . |
| 9 | In a beaker at one of the duty stations cold tea rippled in time with the siren . |
| 10 | They bounced from wall to wall , crossing and recrossing , and the violet light flickered in time with the sound . |
| 11 | In its early days , the ERM allowed weak currencies to devalue from time to time . |
| 12 | Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed . |
| 13 | The warning voices raised from time to time in the journal appear to have been in the minority . |
| 14 | her lips moving from time to time |
| 15 | The grey ovoid pulsed in time with the words . |
| 16 | To get the new rate demands printed in time for April East , the deadline was midday on March 31st . |
| 17 | At least they now have twelve months to recover in time for next year 's race . |
| 18 | At least they now have twelve months to recover in time for next year 's race . |
| 19 | The Trident programme continues on time towards its in-service date at an estimated final cost of £10,518 million . |
| 20 | ‘ Widow Or Bust ’ is generally good crack and I found myself giving way to a bit of foot tapping from time to time . |
| 21 | And are you sure that you can get your bit done in time for him to continue ? |
| 22 | Truman played for time by appointing a brains trust of three to advise him . |
| 23 | Even the glasses on top of the cigarette vending machine quivered in time to the music . |
| 24 | They have looked at the commission of offences reported over time by a sample of youths in longitudinal surveys . |
| 25 | We change the compensation limits from time to time ; the current limits are published in our UK Letter Rates Guide , available at post offices . |
| 26 | Fortunately help came in time on that particular day . |
| 27 | The parents separated from time to time and the father also served a prison sentence . |
| 28 | Administrators meet from time to time . |
| 29 | But Charles had a nagging fear that it was n't that , that Michael Banks really was trying , that he did go through the lines time after time in the evenings , but that his mind could no longer retain them . |
| 30 | Tambo arrived in time for the first consultative conference of the movement for 31 years , an event which provided an opportunity for the ANC to clarify its policy of negotiation with the government . |