Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 A regular fortnightly meeting of practitioners from different backgrounds , with a shared task , helped to develop trust over time .
3 As Chairman of a multi-million pound Company , 38 year old Richard Gabriel from Gloucestershire has to spend alot of time at work .
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 This is a far from ideal measure but it can be used to compare performance over time and to establish target rates of return .
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 The longitudinal data will be utilised to investigate change over time and the factors which predict good or poor outcome .
8 The Regional Council will continue to issue information from time to time to keep staff advised .
9 The tremendous variety of activities in Dorset ensure that I will continue to visit time after time .
10 Two Southend players missed the team bus and had to fly north in time for kickoff .
11 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 .
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