Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] time " in BNC.
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1 | United gave as good as they got at times . |
2 | In addition , they suffered from time to time through gaps in chairmanship because ministers had failed to appoint in time . |
3 | They deteriorated with time , and the only way to prolong their life was to store them carefully in airtight containers and only wear them on special occasions . |
4 | Inevitably they settled in time into a more leisurely role . |
5 | They varied through time , and there were also important contradictions between local governors who understood well these deleterious effects upon cultivators and pastoralists , and their paymasters both in the colony and metropole ( Brett , ibid . |
6 | They swayed in time to the music , and then Calder cleared his throat . |
7 | Of course they died from time to time , so there was a light at the end of the tunnel . |
8 | If they did look out the sentries had orders to fire on them , which they did from time to time although no one was ever injured . |
9 | The Taylor Report on crowd safety , which came in the wake of the Hillsborough Disaster , left many clubs with archaic stadiums facing an uncertain future as they battled against time and their balance-sheets in an attempt to meet safety regulations and secure all-seater facilities . |