Example sentences of "from time to time [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Kalchu and Chola were both at home and from time to time they looked down , both repelled and fascinated .
2 ‘ I just play for relaxation nowadays , but I know two of the guys who play here regularly and from time to time they invite me to join them . ’
3 Judges have a lively perception of public opinion on sentences ; from time to time they receive letters from disgruntled members of the public , and they read criticism of their decisions in the newspapers .
4 From time to time they lose patience and sweep aside decadent governments .
5 From time to time they surface to make regulation a topic of political debate .
6 From time to time they shed meteorites and the odd one will make a small , exotic dent on the surface of pop .
7 The fire had formed a bed of glowing ash , a core on which from time to time they threw a branch .
8 But I went along with him , and from time to time we shared a toothbrush , either his or mine .
9 We get down in the darkness and from time to time we pull the wire .
10 From time to time we visited the old barrio chino , the red-light district , which formed a kind of everyman 's land at the heart of the bell-haunted , church-loaded city .
11 From time to time we offer other fruit pies such as cherry , apricot , blueberry , etc .
12 From time to time we emerge from the factory to buy raw materials at Safeway or Mothercare , and in the end my daily discipline only echoes the great Baconian System when I purchase a frozen chicken .
13 From time to time we have copies of WWF News and other member communications returned to us because people have moved house and forgotten to inform us of their new address .
14 If we do not review our knowledge from time to time it becomes lost to us and we find ourselves thinking within a shrinking field .
15 From time to time it contracted , and Davies saw a small pale mass ejected .
16 The Whitebred/Welsh Black cross is known as the Blue Albion and from time to time it has been classified as a separate breed .
17 ‘ But from time to time it has been right to reconsider its detailed application .
18 From time to time he resorted to the saw ; the noise he was making deafened him to Ron Paget 's approach .
19 His voice was high pitched and from time to time he emphasised his points by restrained movements of his hands .
20 From time to time he brought them small presents of coffee and sugar , although he was always slightly shy and embarrassed about giving them .
21 He acted as go-between postman , and from time to time he walked with Helen across and around the Common and talked to her a great deal about Edward .
22 From time to time he takes his team away for a couple of days to provide a further stimulus .
23 From time to time he returned to Antwerp to arrange for the shipping of his works to England .
24 Even the unease he had felt when from time to time he had registered his brother 's anxiety , had somehow suggested an adventure .
25 From time to time he had been linked with Princess Stephanie of Monaco , Brigitte Nielson , Oliver North 's former secretary Fawn Hall , model Linda Buchanan and Brooke Shields .
26 From time to time he had nodded politely .
27 So that when evening came they were both tired , not only from physical effort but from sheer exposure to the elements — Fen perhaps most of all , because from time to time he had insisted that Robbie go below .
28 Although Charlie could always see Trentham in front of him , Tommy was so silent in his wake that from time to time he had to look back just to be certain his friend was still there .
29 From time to time he stretched out his hand to take a swig from a bottle of cheap , raw brandy .
30 From time to time he slept with her and showed he loved her , but business and politics were his priority .
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