Example sentences of "[v-ing] from time to time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I followed the Sergeant out to the office ; we both sat at a small table , and after a very enjoyable supper of cheese rolls we played the chanters until 1 a.m. , pausing from time to time to drink a mug of tea . |
| 3 | It is well worth pausing from time to time to clarify what problem each person thinks he or she is solving . |
| 4 | Pour into a bowl , cover and allow to cool , stirring from time to time to prevent a skin from forming . |
| 5 | Our project took around two and a half hours to complete , stopping from time to time to take photographs and make tea ! |
| 6 | Wounded were being carried through the trees to the shelter of the farm buildings , the medics stopping from time to time to rest , then continued quickly on their way . |
| 7 | Two masons who were chiselling at the finials which Flemyng had ordered for the gables would stop their clinking from time to time to confirm something that one or other had said . |
| 8 | He spoke often of Eliot , trying from time to time to poke gentle fun at him . |