Example sentences of "from [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 What the Independent very badly needs is very solid professional newspaper management er to go along with the good franchise which it has created erm and a proper owner who can actually er do what all of us in newspapers have to do from times to times which is back a promising newspaper .
2 In addition to that , John Prescott was mentioned , and John could not attend the meetings that he does around the country if he did not have the facility to be able to be away from Parliament during times when erm , there are votes that need to be taken .
3 And Lee and his girl-friend , Suzanne , drove up from Plymouth in time to miss it , but joined us for dinner at Browns .
4 ‘ We hear from Denmark from time to time , ’ Eochaid said .
5 I also wonder what will happen if I have a second child — Mark might not make it back from work in time to be with me . ’
6 She was very lonely , though she had some friends and visits from relatives from time to time .
7 Aliki had returned from Cyprus in time to cater for the event , but nobody displayed much appetite for the food she had prepared and most departed as soon as decency permitted .
8 His story is that the Jews had difficulty in getting corn from Egypt in times of famine , and Antiochus IV made war on Egypt to help his Jewish subjects .
9 By Ottoman reckoning Molla Fenari would have been twenty in Safar 770 , and it is perhaps possible to suppose that he could have returned from Egypt in time to be appointed at the end of the year .
10 From rime to time we strolled hand in hand , with lighted cigarettes to give warning of our presence , for we did not talk .
11 Now that I had left the college dormitory I used to look fearfully from rime to time out of my window , expecting to see that gang of fascist students coming to beat me up .
12 A rise in the rate of interest may encourage people to switch from sight to time deposits .
13 My father arrived back from Cairo in time to spend Christmas with us .
14 Perhaps I may be allowed to paraphrase for brevity from Scientists against Time by J. P. Baxter in his official account of the American Office of Scientific Research and Development :
15 STUDENT golfer Michael Sinclair flew home from Hawaii in time to boost Knock 's chances of promotion to the match play stage of golf 's Premier Senior Cup championship today .
16 Despite the cost , many measure their distance from London in time , and corridors along the main lines north and west out of the capital compete very favourably with traditional Metroland and Southern electrified territory .
17 Sometimes , when it snowed heavily , the filmmakers were terrified lest she would not get back from London in time .
18 I was a proper Mom at last , there when the kids came home from school with time to listen to them .
19 In them , the police were not shot at by gunmen as in the home districts of the Provisional IRA , On the contrary , they were not only welcome , but received deputations from residents from time to time imploring them ‘ to take the gangsters off our backs ’ .
20 Suffice it to say here that , during enculturation , individuals acquire , first , an image of themselves as helpless and dependent in a hostile and malevolent world that it is largely beyond their ability to control and , second , a set of habits and expectations that lead them to seek and expect aid and comfort from others in times of distress .
21 Thanks are due to Christine Healey who always helps us and had arrived back from Kenya in time to rearrange the exhibition screens to a more attractive display and thanks also to Mr Derek Andrews , Manager of Blackwell 's , the University Bookshop , for generously sponsoring us this year .
22 The stream is fascinating , disappearing from view from time to time , to re-emerge from beneath road or path in an ever delightful manner .
23 It could be called upon at any time and indeed was from time to time .
24 Spencer 's argument has been banded about from time to time .
25 Place the container in the dark in a cool place for 8–10 weeks , checking from time to time to see if the water needs topping up .
26 Remember to check on them from time to time and water them carefully if the compost seems dry .
27 Check from time to time and water if the compost is dry .
28 Unfortunately , these accidents still occur from time to time .
29 You will probably be visited from time to time , and in some areas you will get practical help such as toy kits , toy libraries , first aid kits and safety equipment on loan .
30 From time to time , and particularly in connection with external courses , police officers and civilian employees may have cause to write articles , dissertations , essays , etc. , which require them to research information of a privileged nature .
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