Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] time [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from San Marino 's two professionals , almost all the players , ranging from a nurse to a shop assistant , have had to beg their employers for time off work to travel to England . |
| 2 | The main congregation is divided into ethnic groups for time of worship , study and fellowship . |
| 3 | They must , of course , take calculated risks from time to time to achieve objectives which they perceive to be right but not universally popular . |
| 4 | The Lord has won a victory over my feelings in this area although there are still skirmishes from time to time ! |
| 5 | The Commission issues guidelines from time to time on its views on appreciability . |
| 6 | Obviously she 'd have to go out to the shops from time to time , but she 'd had her hair dyed black on the Saturday , bought a new winter coat and a large pair of dark glasses . |
| 7 | I walked partway along the trail , closing my eyes from time to time , imagining myself blind , unable to see . |
| 8 | The Allied guns behind us sent a few shells rushing over our heads from time to time . |
| 9 | In the area of defence , the foremost claimant for government funds in time of war , the picture available of the two belligerents ' military machines , like that of their finances , is not always very clear . |
| 10 | The small harbours that line the rocky coast of Cothique hold many craft which double as warships in times of need . |
| 11 | An unfortunate accident in the solvent plant , a fire in the warehouse , a large-scale burglary , the loss of a key client , some bad publicity over a defective product , an unexpected but substantial price increase on raw materials can all present a crisis to a company , and most companies have such crises from time to time . |
| 12 | Even asset-strippers had to relax and pursue a few hobbies from time to time … |
| 13 | In the Heinkel , despite the enormous noise , Hess and Edward exchanged a few shouted words from time to time , their faces pressed close together . |
| 14 | The easier alternative for video is to record the scene as a two-shot ( page 73 ) , the static nature of which can be relieved by discreetly zooming in and panning between the two speakers from time to time and then zooming back to the two-shot . |
| 15 | This suggests that a fusion of languages is taking place which can not be explained simply by an appeal to the notion that speakers from time to time animate different personas , some " British " and some " Caribbean " . |
| 16 | Germany pulled out of the joint project in July , but finance minister Theo Waigel has said he favours a scaled-down version of the plane costing £36 million to avoid job losses in times of recession . |
| 17 | The completion of this work would increase the convenience of searching the General Catalogue for researchers and save them valuable time , and it would also create savings in time for Library staff . |
| 18 | She did n't feel him bathe her forehead or moisten her lips from time to time . |
| 19 | The agreement provided for the price of the petrol ‘ to be agreed by the parties from time to time ’ and failing agreement to be settled by arbitration . |
| 20 | Indeed the " United Front " was further restricted by an NAC decision on 16 February " to limit co-operation with the Communist Party to specific objects as agreed upon by the representatives of the two parties from time to time " . |
| 21 | Be that as it may , the judges assumed this duty in 1292 and there are dicta from time to time in the succeeding centuries that it is one they have no power to give up . |
| 22 | In the semi-darkness the houses around the village and the church in the centre of the green stood out like monuments with their shadows changing their shapes from time to time as a cloud obscured part of the moon . |
| 23 | Even if the application is dismissed , the tenant 's tenancy will continue for a further three months plus time for appeal , which is currently four weeks . |
| 24 | Finally , the departmental , engineering side also laid claim to its own clearly defined fleet of engines , which could be profitably loaned to the sectors at times of peak demand . |
| 25 | People with AIDS are often well for long periods between times of illness . |
| 26 | The court heard that Mr Prescott , 28 , and his teammates Bernard Bryan , Colin Osbourne Wright and Jacqueline Watson used the drugs only for short periods of time for training in the run-up to a major event . |
| 27 | The court heard that Mr Prescott , 28 , and his teammates Bernard Bryan , Colin Osbourne Wright and Jaqueline Watson used the drugs only for short periods of time for training in the run-up to a major event , as is common . |
| 28 | An even lower profile is provided by teachers who may not set foot in the classroom at all but who may spend considerable periods of time in discussion with colleagues on ways in which the curriculum can be made more accessible to all children in the class , including the least able . |
| 29 | Government is becoming increasingly task or product orientated , rather than directed towards carrying out functions over long periods of time in line with established routines . |
| 30 | Many people with AIDS have to spend long periods of time in hospital unless there is someone at home who can help and look after them . |