Example sentences of "[pron] from time to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We all have to think of ourselves from time to time , do n't we ? ’ |
| 2 | There are calm , spaciousness and perfectly balanced pictures within the overall design which from time to time acquire a more athletic quality , particularly in Monotones H ( i.e. two boys and a girl ) . |
| 3 | The Zuwaya maintained an image of statelessness and an identity as free persons which from time to time became an active force in their politics . |
| 4 | This is probably the reason for its universal acceptance as something to be cherished , and for its survival despite all religious disapproval which from time to time has endeavoured to denigrate it , as did for example , some of the teachings of Puritanism . |
| 5 | The fire had formed a bed of glowing ash , a core on which from time to time they threw a branch . |
| 6 | Their in-built Tory majority , which from time to time ( ie , during a Labour government ) plainly puts them at odds with the nation , tends to be exaggerated . |
| 7 | By democratic regimes we mean those in which from time to time the people is given the illusion of being sovereign , while true effective sovereignty lies in other , perhaps irresponsible and secret , forces … |
| 8 | The persistence of such complaints , which from time to time were endorsed by local persons not connected with the woollen trade , suggests that these " oppressions " were widespread and long-lasting . |
| 9 | Thus , " the individual creates for himself the patterns of his linguistic behaviour so as to resemble those of the group or groups with which from time to time he wishes to be identified , or so as to be unlike those from whom he wishes to be distinguished " ( Le Page and Tabouret-Keller 1985 : 181 ) |
| 10 | This brings us back to Le Page 's hypothesis : " the individual creates for himself the patterns of his linguistic behaviour so as to resemble those of the group or groups with which from time to time he wishes to be identified " ; only now we can treat " linguistic behaviour " at a micro level , interpreting " from time to time " to mean even at different stages within the same conversation — perhaps even the same utterance . |
| 11 | Putting this another way , what is the mechanism whereby we " create … the patterns of … linguistic behaviour so as to resemble those of the group or groups with which from time to time [ we wish ] to be identified " ? |
| 12 | The successful introduction of a rationalised and acceptable meaning to the word ‘ god ‘ would destroy the dominance of those people , often of superior intelligence , who from time to time have come to power in nearly all civilisations , by exploiting the fear of the unknown among their fellows . |
| 13 | So the best source from which to obtain your ferrets has to be someone deeply committed to the animals , someone who keeps his own working and breeding stock and who from time to time may have a surplus . |
| 14 | It seems clear that there is a distinction between the one who is a prophet and those who from time to time prophesy . |
| 15 | It 's he who from time to time begins talks with the observation that a referee 's parentage is often questioned . |
| 16 | It is a real link , not just a ‘ we 'll be thinking of you from time to time ’ relationship . |
| 17 | WML is a real link not just a ‘ we 'll be thinking of you from time to time ’ . |
| 18 | This column has been set aside for the punchcard machines , but I 'm not forgetting that some of you have manual machines and I hope in future issues in to include something for you from time to time . |
| 19 | to see you from time to time |
| 20 | One of the problems in your case is , we 've never really been able to Cos i i When we when we 've examined you from time to time , things come and gone . |
| 21 | Has this happened to you from time to time ? |
| 22 | Everyone , I think , is vulnerable to the guest , or guests that descend upon you from time to time . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll check on you from time to time . ’ |
| 24 | I tried to contact you from time to time but you always seemed to be somewhere else . ’ |
| 25 | We do get bits in do n't we from time to time ? |
| 26 | It is inevitable that one or more of these sub-groups will be disappointed in me from time to time and I will be disappointed in them . |
| 27 | It is the result of experiments with ideas that come to me from time to time , and developments into another way of segmenting to produce a slightly different result . |
| 28 | Harold Wilson did consult me from time to time , in the sense of asking me to ascertain from the Biafrans what their attitude would be towards a visit by him and matters of that sort , but my interventions were of a pretty futile nature and achieved no results . |
| 29 | He phones me from time to time when he has heard something he thinks will be of use to me . |
| 30 | Well they keep complaining about the refectory food so they come over here and have mutton stew with me from time to time , and they I quite like their company . |