Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [adv] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 Likewise , tables of the age distribution in certain selected parishes in early-modern England tell us nothing about how structured dependence has altered qualitatively over time .
2 As he told county councillors , the service had not been comprehensively reviewed since the Seventies and the job it is required to do has altered considerably with time notably , more of the work is to do with helping at road traffic accidents .
3 My hon. Friend , who has been courteous and kind in meeting delegations led by me and by other hon. Members to discuss the problem , has pointed out from time to time that the scheme is the responsibility of the county council .
4 Table 5.2 Volume of international bond issues by type ( $ billion ) The pattern of issuance in the bond markets has varied considerably over time , although there has generally been a predominance of banks , industrial companies and supranational organisations ( such as the World Bank ) .
5 The soaring market for roof slates , helped by a return to traditional architecture and materials , has come just in time .
6 The election has come just in time to boost the Easter start of the housing market 's buying season .
7 A one million pound restoration of an ancient abbey has come just in time to prevent part of the building collapsing .
8 It is a principle that the PA has pursued consistently in time of crisis : successfully for books when sanctions were imposed on Rhodesia and South Africa , less so during the war with Argentina .
9 He found that the number of mispricing signals has declined substantially over time .
10 The meaning of the term ‘ law ’ in science has changed greatly over time ; and during the Age of Science it was a term of great importance .
11 Yet to me it is more quietly impressive than all the grand ‘ exegi monumentum ’ gestures , since it refuses to turn outward to time , or the world , but addresses itself with complete absorption to its subject .
12 Already we have looked at the healthy state of the majority of children when they enter this world and how their health tends to deteriorate slowly with time .
13 To return to the example , the non-distressed parent may choose to make explicit to the friend her own thinking , such as ‘ well , the children do usually obey us and every parent gets wound up from time to time with their child ’ .
14 This means checking personally from time to time the output from your area , whether it be a shoelace , a bottle of beer , a written report , half an hour 's advice or a telephone call to a client .
15 They ought to have been eliminated by now , or is there a mutation that continues to crop up from time to time ?
16 It now has one production controller and everything does go out on time , according to Mr Peters ' research .
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