Example sentences of "[noun sg] [num] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He scooped up a stone and leaping the steps to the terrace three at a time , he hurled it through the door and dived after it , hitting the living-room floor flat and rolling twice . |
| 2 | The class is then excused and the entries return to the ring one at a time in numerical order to be judged individually . |
| 3 | Variables were entered into or removed from the logistic regression equation one at a time . |
| 4 | They would draw up a ‘ batting order ’ downstairs then go up to her bedroom one at a time for sex . |
| 5 | In keeping with this hypothesis , the spontaneous increase in InsP 3 at the time of mesoderm induction was completely suppressed by Li + treatment . |
| 6 | Armed with sophisticated sensors to detect subtle chemical and microparticle changes that are known to occur annually , the GISP2 team set out to measure annual layers in the Summit ice core one at a time from the surface to the last glacial period some 18,000 years ago . |
| 7 | They are then invited to try and throw them in a basket one at a time without looking at the value . |
| 8 | I do occasionally move through the range two at a time e.g. 4,6,8 but as often as not that is because I 've economised in not buying all the potencies ! |
| 9 | He took the stairs up to the hallway two at a time , the carpet absorbing almost all of the sound . |
| 10 | By picking off the documents that form the basis of the customer-supplier relationship one at a time , we can understand what we 're doing and become very effective very quickly . ’ |
| 11 | Mind , they were getting beat 8–0 at the time . |
| 12 | Anyone earning over £9 a week and over age 18 at the time would probably have paid graduated contributions and be due a pension . |
| 13 | Beat the yolks into the milk sauce one at a time . |
| 14 | Proposals for new projects tended to ‘ bubble up ’ to Cabinet one at a time . |
| 15 | The colour is built up by using heat to lay down coloured wax-based dyes onto the paper one at a time . |
| 16 | Her head pounding , she took the stairs to the second floor two at a time . |
| 17 | Once you have the list of potential matching files , you can locate the actual file in one of two ways ; firstly , you can open each file in the list one at a time , and check whether it is the one you really want . |
| 18 | Just as thrilling but achieved in a much more orderly fashion , was Sweden 's remarkable escape against Canada in Vancouver , ( see special report on page 25 ) , where not only was Stefan Edberg , the world number one at the time , beaten by the little known , 237th ranked Daniel Nestor on the opening day but Magnus Gustafsson also had to save two match points against the Canadian hero before winning the fifth and decisive rubber from two sets to one down . |
| 19 | She was obliged to follow , stumbling after him as he took the ladder two at a time . |
| 20 | The words that are to be recognised are spoken into the system one at a time and the resulting information is stored as a ‘ library ’ . |
| 21 | He took the treads up the great staircase two at a time , a demonstration of his boyish energy . |
| 22 | They were put on to the French market one at a time with intervals between the sales . |