Example sentences of "[prep] time to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , in an uncanny moment of premonition , I am able to see through the mists of time to Judgement Day . |
| 2 | From that year onwards , he became progressively more absent from the conduct of daily political affairs , relying as much on the inertia of the system he had created as on his ministers to keep the country running , while he devoted increasing amounts of time to hunting , shooting and fishing . |
| 3 | This example illustrates an important consideration which is that not only does the risk of any position increase dramatically with the length of time to maturity but also that the hedge ratio is only valid for very small increments of time . |
| 4 | So if y if the chemicals will do that over a long period of time to rubber , think what it would do to your skin . |
| 5 | When Calder-Marshall and Malcolm Lowry first met it was the latter who felt flattered , but though Calder-Marshall was a generous friend , there is something poignant in Gordon Bowker 's comment in Malcolm Lowry Remembered that he has ‘ given a great deal of time to writing and speaking about him ’ . |
| 6 | Compare : Encouraged by the success of her early publications , Charlotte Brontë gave over increased amounts of time to writing . |
| 7 | The length of time to disease progression and survival time , both calculated from the date of randomisation , were analysed by the Kaplan-Meier product limit method . |
| 8 | You can automate the use of TIME to time an interval within a batch file . |
| 9 | The French applied the tourniquet just in time to stagger to a winning start . |
| 10 | A visit to our unique museum will transport you back in time to wartime Britain . |
| 11 | The " subsequent actualization " sense of the to infinitive also involves this double position of the support : person as support of the event of the finite verb is represented as prior in time to person as support of the infinitive 's event . |
| 12 | Tonight 's movies are 11 Harrowhouse , an engaging London diamond heist romp with John Gielgud , Trevor Howard and James Mason and Le Petomane where Leonard Rossiter plays an early 20th Century Frenchman who makes a living by farting in time to music . |
| 13 | On the opposite pavement , three West Indian boys waggled their bodies in time to music coming from a nearby shop . |
| 14 | In 45-minute classes infants grapple with walking in time to music , marching , pony-trotting ; facial expressions and gestures are tested , too . |
| 15 | Vocalist Bliss Blood mixes dominatrix chic with rock'n'roll bawdiness , a powerful performance that , although not fully formed , allows the audience to whip up their own fantasies in time to Pain Teens ' alternative progressive/oppressive sonic attack . |
| 16 | In Rome a visitor can stand in front of a Baroque church , but a few minutes later , having walked only a short distance , may have plunged back in time to Antiquity . |
| 17 | Furthermore , the overall gain in time to progression and length of survival was seen in patients born with and without tumour related symptoms . |
| 18 | It could be called upon at any time and indeed was from time to time . |
| 19 | Spencer 's argument has been banded about from time to time . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Remember to check on them from time to time and water them carefully if the compost seems dry . |
| 22 | Check from time to time and water if the compost is dry . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , these accidents still occur from time to time . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | One time , Dionne brought Jay a huge bunch of plaited purple garlic from the Breton onion man who hung around in Islington from time to time . |
| 27 | From time to time she had to pull him up . |
| 28 | She felt cornered , counted out by this cool precision , fighting for something which had given every sign of gracious flowering … from time to time . |
| 29 | I even meet him for dinner from time to time . |
| 30 | 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 . |