Example sentences of "[coord] two at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the overwintered hives had survived , with the help of bread soaked in ale every couple of weeks , and now they were unwrapped , one or two at a time in case of a late frost , and set up in sheltered corners . |
| 2 | As I pointed out above , as the newcomers settled into established communities here and there and one or two at a time , many social relations between incomers and Shetlanders were created from the simple neighbourly needs for advice and help with house repairs and so on . |
| 3 | Much of the certifieds ' training is done by correspondence course and , until the final exams that must be passed in one sitting , they are able to tackle the lower stages over a five-year period , taking one or two at a time . |
| 4 | The maltote too thus became a regular impost , though the commons were not prepared to grant it for more than a year or two at a time for fear of losing control over it and to prevent the king from reviving the monopolistic schemes for exploiting the producers which they had struggled against between 1336 and 1351 . |
| 5 | Confine the selection to one or two at a time . |
| 6 | The man had been secretly hiding away tiny portions of phetam , a drop or two at a time , until he had saved up about half-litre . |
| 7 | After I come back to take over the club again , you wo n't be in it for more than a week or two at a time . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If I sold them one or two at a time I 'd be here for twenty years . ’ |