Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , some of us continued to meet from time to time , constituting the Tyrrell Society in all but name . |
| 2 | The modern modification of representative democracy is therefore to see the public as being allowed to choose from time to time between two or more broad political programmes , and being able to reject a party that has failed to carry out its promises . |
| 3 | Christians need to reflect from time to time on their faith , knowing that it is easy to be distracted from their calling to be disciples . |
| 4 | That meant that Macedon had to flirt from time to time with Sparta or whoever looked the strongest counterweight to Athens after Persia had recoiled from the Aegean in the mid-fifth century . |
| 5 | The professor will be qualified for election as an official member of the board of the faculty ( which has final authority over the proceedings of its sub-faculties ) , and will be expected to serve from time to time on the various standing and ad hoc committees appointed by the board . |
| 6 | These are just a few of the situations that you may have to tackle from time to time . |
| 7 | 5.4.2 To replace from time to time the Landlord 's fixtures and fittings in the Premises which may be or become beyond repair at any time during or at the expiration of the Term |
| 8 | In its early days , the ERM allowed weak currencies to devalue from time to time . |
| 9 | As Maynard Keynes explained when he proposed a national scheme of family allowances in 1940 : ‘ at first sight it is paradoxical to propose in time of war an expensive social reform which we have not thought ourselves able to afford in time of peace . |
| 10 | There is , however , a video of his performance which he is encouraged to play from time to time by his two children . |
| 11 | However , my brief was to make a virtue of necessity , as we all have to do from time to time , and concentrate on the planting . |
| 12 | ‘ We surprise clients by recommending them not to proceed from time to time , ’ he says . |
| 13 | If we are to persist in the assertion of absolute sovereignty for whatever body happens to sit from time to time at Westminster , the answer must be affirmative . |
| 14 | If it be a duty imposed by law upon a party regularly subpoenaed to attend from time to time to give his evidence then a promise to give him any remuneration for loss of time incurred in such attendance is a promise without consideration . |
| 15 | ‘ The enormity of the figures describing zero-point energy has led theorists to question from time to time whether these numbers should be taken seriously , or whether they are due to some defect or misinterpretation of the theory . |
| 16 | The children remained preoccupied by their loss and would continue to cry from time to time , but in an increasingly hopeless and dejected way . |
| 17 | As Maynard Keynes explained when he proposed a national scheme of family allowances in 1940 : ‘ at first sight it is paradoxical to propose in time of war an expensive social reform which we have not thought ourselves able to afford in time of peace . |
| 18 | They used to let him up here to practise from time to time . ’ |
| 19 | It is not always possible to determine at time of intimation whether a carpet will clean satisfactorily or whether it requires to be replaced . |
| 20 | However , the drafter should remember that problems frequently arise where one party to a contract seeks to escape from it on the grounds that the other is in breach of a condition , and that the time for performance of obligations ( other than payment of money ) under a commercial contract is normally " of the essence " : a failure to perform on time in accordance with the contract will therefore justify the other party in terminating the contract ( see Bunge Corpn v Tradax Export SA [ 1981 ] 1 WLR 711 ) . |
| 21 | It will therefore be desirable to define the consequences of a failure to perform on time , for instance by stating that " time for performance is of the essence " , or by defining a term as a " condition " or by expressly providing that " if X fails to perform on time in accordance with this provision , Y shall be entitled to terminate this contract " . |
| 22 | Willey , credited with bringing Manly to pre-eminence before spells with Balmain , Norths , Souths and , most recently , Penrith , hopes to arrive in time for Sunday 's Yorkshire Cup semi-final replay , against Halifax . |
| 23 | And colleagues , a couple of colleagues that , er , few of us appear to appreciate from time to time , and those are the signers who do a very important job for some delegates who are here this week . |
| 24 | And , as I hope to demonstrate from time to time in later chapters , it is as legitimate to utilize Lévi-Straussian notions where these seem appropriate and fruitful as it is to derive inspiration from Freud — without necessarily being a dogmatic , doctrinaire Freudian . |
| 25 | Backs begin to bite in time for Twickenham |
| 26 | The phone continued to ring from time to time ; messengers continued to call . |
| 27 | So that 's what we have to check from time to time . |
| 28 | Departments are now obliged to review from time to time the bodies they sponsor , and have received instructions that — whatever the precise degree of independence — the minister is answerable to Parliament for whether the body is working efficiently and economically . |
| 29 | You can use DATA in conjunction with READ to include data in your program which you may need to change from time to time , but which does not need to be different every time you run the program . |
| 30 | ‘ Staff in charge of establishments where violence is a problem , to the extent that the police are likely to be called upon to assist from time to time , should establish a relationship with the police which will lead to a better understanding of each other 's problems and responsibilities . |