Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | motor vehicles owned by the Forestry Commission or by local authorities and used from time to time for the purpose of fighting fires ; |
| 2 | Specificity or the degree of specificity of indexing , must be established during planning for the index and reviewed from time to time thereafter . |
| 3 | The puddings are unpacked in the morning , driven over to the hospital kitchens for steaming and collected in time for dinner . |
| 4 | Quiet and conscientious , and operating at times under extreme duress and sometimes forced to make crucial decisions about his patients , he sought neither reward nor publicity for his work . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It did not take them very long to get the hang of it , scraping carefully with the blade at an angle of forty-five degrees and pausing from time to time in order to wipe it clean . |
| 7 | Your new patio will be designed and built in time for spring when you can really enjoy it to the full . |
| 8 | The television was not very good and the voice crackled and faded from time to time . |
| 9 | All patient areas require alteration , decoration and cleaning from time to time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Once this process is complete , the compost is ready for the land , and any further storage will result in some loss , unless it is kept covered and turned from time to time . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I am functional on the methadone ; I can stand to get out of bed before three in the afternoon , I write poetry and draw from time to time , and even manage to socialise a little , dining at an occasional restaurant , catching the odd play . |
| 16 | These churches were built in honour of God and to provide shelter and succour in times of need . |
| 17 | As a member of the National Trust for Scotland for nearly 58 years , and having from time to time been involved in its affairs , I want to add my personal support to Douglas Connell 's proposition ( Points of View , 15 March ) that the functions of the National Heritage Memorial Fund ( in so far as they relate to Scotland ) should in future be carried out by a new body established in Scotland . |
| 18 | When attempting to establish a long ley , the greatest care should therefore be taken to limit grazing and treading to times of good weather and soil conditions . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ! ’ |
| 21 | It rose and fell in time with the drums and gongs which continued to fill the hut with their relentless clamour . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Diplomatic missions were received and sent from time to time , and during the sixteenth century Japanese traders and pirates dominated the seas of Southeast Asia , but both channels of contact virtually ceased in the seclusion period . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I go into the information office and ask about times of return trains from Bracknell . |
| 26 | Private MPs rise and ask for time for this or that motion or debate which they particularly want , but normally the only concessions the Leader of the House will make is through ‘ the usual channels ’ , that is in private discussions with the opposition Chief Whip . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | But Minch had often told him that faith in Callanish waxed and waned through time as the wind itself changes through the day , and that eagles often forgot it , and wanted to forget . |
| 29 | The drafter should bear in mind that statutes and standard form documents , such as Incoterms , are altered and updated from time to time . |
| 30 | 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 . |