Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | * A comment ( not in itself a complete clause ) about the main clause — like the comments in italics below , which may include indications of time , place and manner ( and which are called ADVERBIALS ) : Whenever she leaves the house , the heroine seems to become bolder . |
| 2 | The information should show trends over time . |
| 3 | While monitoring and refinements should bring improvements over time , clearly serious difficulties have been experienced with the development and utilization of departmental information systems . |
| 4 | Yet by now Battle Brothers were as mastiffs straining on the leash ; and it began to seem that the cadets might become Scouts in time to participate in the great endeavour , should they be so fortunate . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Most of the letters are straightforward and written in plain English ; the type that you may spend bags of time perfecting — Have I said exactly the right thing ? |
| 7 | Each may provide assistance in times of infirmity or sickness or in the provision of baby-sitting or other services . |
| 8 | Herders , occupying fixed territories with uncertain weather , used some of their people to establish marriage alliances with members of distant groups who could offer refuge in times of drought or other scarcity . |
| 9 | Firstly , the analysis is entirely static , ignoring changes that may take place over time . |
| 10 | I used to duplicate chequebooks at times ; I was thorough . |
| 11 | Would hope return in time ? |
| 12 | Alf and Bessie lived in Cricklewood , and would receive visits from time to time from Bessie 's sister Minnie who , having worked alongside her father at Curry Rivel School for a while , later became headmistress of a similar but smaller establishment in Newton St Loe , Somerset . |
| 13 | Classroom studies will involve observation and discussion with teachers and children and will include periods of time when standard assessment tasks are being completed . |
| 14 | The nurse will know that her situation will present conflict from time to time , but that this is recognised . |
| 15 | Practice these techniques at times when you feel fine so that you will become expert for times that you may need them . |
| 16 | Improving written communications and running effective home — school relationships will have costs in time and money but smiling a lot and being nice to people does n't knock a hole in the school budget . |
| 17 | Here f t denotes the logarithm of the forward rate at time t for foreign exchange transactions which will take place at time t + 1 . |
| 18 | After taking up the post , the professor will become eligible for consideration , in reviews which will take place from time to time , for one of a small number of additional awards which may be made in recognition of outstanding academic distinction and/or contribution to the academic work of the University ( e.g. in leadership in , or in the development of , some field of study ) . |
| 19 | And you can vote loads of times there . |
| 20 | But Gwendoline was n't quite so sure about her father , he can say things at times very like Miss Potts said . |