Example sentences of "every [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly they advanced , stopping every so often to bark and be barked back at , then reorienting themselves . |
| 2 | A lonely place , though the porter caused some light comedy with his staggering and drunken curses , stopping every so often to wave Ranulf on , urging him to hold the lantern horn higher . |
| 3 | In its humped posture it runs along in a zigzag path , quivering its wings and stopping every so often to make sure that it is being followed . |
| 4 | Some form of processing ( amplifiers ) will be used in a long-distance system to ‘ boost ’ the signal level every so often to make up for losses before it is sent on its way again . |
| 5 | It is a good idea to open and close valves every so often to make sure that they do n't get gummed up . |
| 6 | It has already been suggested that whereas academic courses tend to change incrementally , perhaps under the influence of research , professional courses seem to need the new broom of a major report every so often to bring about change . |
| 7 | I recall her pacing the sitting-room while I am doing my homework , pausing every so often to stand at one of the windows and look down into the busy street below . |
| 8 | 6 The group pauses every so often to check how they are getting on . |
| 9 | He went out of the orchard most uneasily , turning every so often to look at her as she contemplated her hens . |
| 10 | On the eve of the Lord 's Test , though , he was relaxing , hoping son Shoaib would be recalled before he returned to Lahore , pausing every so often to throw a plastic ball at his bat-wielding , knee-high grandson . |