Example sentences of "at one time or another [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Most adults at one time or another suffer from bleeding gums . |
| 2 | Few biologists have not at one time or another marvelled at the exquisite fit that can be found between the characteristics of an organism and the characteristics of its environment . |
| 3 | All of us have at one time or another contributed to the Great Bores of Today , with our moans of the other night when we sat down to watch television and ‘ there was nothing on ’ . |
| 4 | There is hardly a treasure hunter anywhere in the world who has not heard of Charles Garrett , read at least one of his numerous books on the subject , or at one time or another used one of his metal detectors . |
| 5 | The combination of the path of that the moon travels and the rotation of the earth means that the moon at one time or another covers the whole goes round goes above all different circ all different places on the earth . |
| 6 | He had at one time used the property as a guest house and a number of people , who had at one time or another resided in the guest house , had become friends of his . |
| 7 | The ladies murmured reluctant agreement , since most of them had at one time or another tried to oust her from at least one of the appointments which they themselves coveted . |
| 8 | The main need , however , is to bring the two sides somehow together , since all of us at one time or another need help from both of them . |