Example sentences of "and [verb] in time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The puddings are unpacked in the morning , driven over to the hospital kitchens for steaming and collected in time for dinner . |
| 2 | Over 400 caves exist which have been used as food and wine/beer stores , tanning and malting rooms , dwellings and shelters in time of war . |
| 3 | Your new patio will be designed and built in time for spring when you can really enjoy it to the full . |
| 4 | Work should therefore be rapid and finish in time for the Louvre 's exhibition of ‘ The Marriage at Cana ’ which is going ahead as scheduled at the end of September . |
| 5 | They are kept securely locked away in the treasure house of the Emperor , but are sometimes brought out and used in times of extreme need by mighty heroes or powerful wizards . |
| 6 | Dexter had allowed himself to be hypnotised and still remembered staring into those wide eyes , as blue as the top of a ballpoint pen , with pupils that shrank and swelled in time to the man 's words . |
| 7 | The others took it up , humming or singing , and walked in time to it until old Donald got breathless and they had to saunter for a while . |
| 8 | These churches were built in honour of God and to provide shelter and succour in times of need . |
| 9 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
| 10 | Through the cloudburst I could see the old men laying out their prayer carpets under the arches , then , on a signal from the mullah , a line of bottoms rose and fell in time to the distant cries of ‘ Allah hu-Akbar ! ’ |
| 11 | It rose and fell in time with the drums and gongs which continued to fill the hut with their relentless clamour . |
| 12 | When she came out , Iris was on the balcony doing her morning routine of breathing exercises , straight-backed , the sleeves of her cotton robe falling away from her thin arms as they rose and fell in time with the rhythmic and somewhat noisy intake and expulsion of air . |
| 13 | These then are the ‘ things ’ beneath my feet , the layers that fill the well of strength from which I draw energy and comfort in times of crisis . |
| 14 | A reputable salon will suggest a course of sunbed sessions which should have the bride looking healthy and tanned in time for her wedding day . |
| 15 | Sharp at nine a conch shell sounded and the temple courtyard filled up with Thais , dressed in white trousers with embroidered aprons , chanting and shaking in time to gongs . |
| 16 | The ability to fit life-cycles into seasons , to flourish in times of plenty and survive in times of dearth , is clearly critical for polar species ; so also are such qualities as adaptability to change , avoidance of specialization , and deftness in colonizing new habitats . |
| 17 | Gould had only a couple of weeks to spare here ( he had been delayed a week in Maitland on the lower reaches of the Hunter while he waited to meet up with Stephen Coxen ) , having promised Eliza to forsake his desire to continue collecting , and to return in time for the delivery of their child . |
| 18 | Instead , they hone their personal fighting skills and come in times of need to fight in small warrior bands . |
| 19 | Instead they hone their personal fighting skills and come in times of need to fight in small warrior bands . |
| 20 | I 'd leave the shop at 6 p.m. , drive off to a gig , ( reeking of chips despite bathing nightly in Domestos ) and return in time for the hour and a half of cleaning which began as soon as the last customer left at midnight . |
| 21 | The ghostly cloud hung beneath the nets , tumbling and churning in time to the pulsing rhythm of the music . |
| 22 | He moved his arm into a myo-feedback harness ; a mechanical specimen grip unfolded and flexed in time with his movements . |
| 23 | With that in the bucket they headed back to shore , had lunch , a couple of pints , and returned in time for the weigh-in . |