Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] time [prep] " 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 | Er unfortunately one has cases from time to time on girls of this age who set out to entice men . |
| 3 | The B.C. Electric Co. sponsored a broadcast series of symphony concerts making use of famous conductors who visited Vancouver from time to time . |
| 4 | The scope of their kinship networks is smaller , but just as significant because they provide help in times of hardship . |
| 5 | Tracing and , where possible , explaining changes over time in these fundamental features of economic life is the major task . |
| 6 | Though it created problems in times of political crisis , it was the price one had to pay for pursuing high ideals . |
| 7 | We visited Edinburgh from time to time and one evening were invited by the Queen to a dance at Holyrood House . |
| 8 | The view that the Lord 's Day is essentially the Jewish Sabbath — a ‘ taboo ’ day — transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week found expression from time to time in medieval law and theology . |
| 9 | As a part of that we intend to arrange excursions from time to time , and there will be winter lectures . |
| 10 | In 1959 Macmillan became the first Western head of state to visit Moscow in time of peace , sporting a white fur hat ( a psychological mistake , since white was only worn by Finns ) . |
| 11 | He was the source of the villagers ' security and their insecurity : he loaned or granted money in times of crisis but in return benefited from their respect and obedience . |
| 12 | The nurse will know that her situation will present conflict from time to time , but that this is recognised . |
| 13 | He had seen Hugo from time to time in the intervening years ; he knew from Hugo 's cousin Christian that his former tutor had fallen on hard times . |
| 14 | I receive representations from time to time about various aspects of the home improvement grants scheme and its operation ; in the main those concern individual cases . |
| 15 | In County Durham police officers at Bishop Auckland , Darlington , Chester-le-Street and Consett have all been required to guard convicts from time to time . |
| 16 | The figure that many companies disclose allows trends over time to be identified but does little to provide a more detailed appreciation of its commitment to investing for the future . ’ |
| 17 | Establishing trends over time in GP consultation rates is problematic . |
| 18 | The fragrance can be revitalised time after time with oils supplied ( £2.99 . ) |
| 19 | We slept heavily ; it still seemed the middle of the night as we rose at 5am in order to reach Tarbert in time for our ferry . |
| 20 | The Burscough boss believes he can put his finger on why his side can consistently beat opposition from higher leagues , as they have done time after time in the past two years , yet struggle at their own level . |
| 21 | Unhappily , habits which may have had some virtue in times of scarcity became vices in times of relative abundance . |
| 22 | There is a very large and sophisticated literature on the various measures that could be used to summarize economic inequality and make comparisons over time within one country and between countries ( see Sen 1973 and Jenkins 1991 ) . |
| 23 | Surely he 's got loads of time for people who struggle at maths , sport , speelling etc ? |
| 24 | The Crevecoeurs had always closed ranks in times of crisis , had n't they ? |
| 25 | Each may provide assistance in times of infirmity or sickness or in the provision of baby-sitting or other services . |
| 26 | ‘ We also take in paying guests from time to time , ’ said Ernest awkwardly . |
| 27 | The study of equilibrium growth paths , on the other hand , takes as given that investment and full employment savings are equal , and proceeds typically by analysing development over time in terms of the behaviour of savings . |
| 28 | Many are the tales of dogs , horses , elephants , whales , dolphins and other creatures who have spontaneously helped man in times of his distress or danger . |
| 29 | But no , a quick consultation of the calendar , given to you so happily by the feed rep last Christmas ( at the same time he gave you a bill ) , shows lighting up time to be 18.52 . |
| 30 | The shake up includes ADAS in time for its launch as an executive agency next April . |