Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [prep] time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Harold Wilson did consult me from time to time , in the sense of asking me to ascertain from the Biafrans what their attitude would be towards a visit by him and matters of that sort , but my interventions were of a pretty futile nature and achieved no results .
2 ‘ I do still pinch myself from time to time to convince myself it is really happening . ’
3 And I think she 'll still do lots of time on top .
4 Nevertheless few other aspects of caste are maintained , and during the daughter 's long engagement she will spend plenty of time with her fiancé , giving her plenty of opportunity to reject him .
5 It was conceivable , she supposed , that if she remained in the village she might see him from time to time , and if she was lucky , she thought bleakly , he might even speak to her .
6 Yes and the kids can drop round and see her from time to time .
7 You 'll have them in time for the competition perhaps . ’
8 I 'll thank you then , when I can take plenty of time over it . ’
9 He was getting ready to retire and I thought I 'd have lots of time with him . ’
10 The question is whether the voters will realise it in time for polling day .
11 ‘ Ah 'd have liked to take a look around the Archaeological Museum , but Ah fear we 'd never make it in time through the rush-hour traffic .
12 The next stop at Rothley will allow plenty of time for photographs at the restored gas-lit station where another runpast will take place while refreshments are served .
13 Do n't be put off by the delicate appearance of this cake , but do allow plenty of time for the separate pieces of icing to harden well before assembling them all together .
14 but erm it had sorted itself out after , well more or less after a week or two a lot of the evacuees of course did n't stay very long , they went back home because erm I know mother had a , a little boy from erm Guildford when we lived at Debenham and er he went back after a while , the mother used to come down and visit him from time to time , they were very , came from very poor circumstances and the
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