Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] from time to " in BNC.

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1 Frequently generals thought it best if they were outmanoeuvred to in effect accept an honourable surrender er and er bargains of this kind occurred from time to time between largely mercenary armies .
2 If you work regularly for one agency you may want to have your position and experience reviewed from time to time , so that future work you undertake can be constructive and part of bona fide career development .
3 ‘ Widow Or Bust ’ is generally good crack and I found myself giving way to a bit of foot tapping from time to time .
4 We change the compensation limits from time to time ; the current limits are published in our UK Letter Rates Guide , available at post offices .
5 They are very much a two-career couple and , although the work overlaps from time to time , they have two very distinct careers , which take them in different directions .
6 actually Galatasaray and other turkish teams seem to do well in the european cups from time to time … i do not have the stat 's right here ( or anywhere else ; - ) ) — but i 'm quite sure if you check it out you will see that G. have knocked out some other ‘ great teams ’ before Scum .
7 Subject to the payment of a fee prescribed from time to time by statutory instrument , any person is entitled to inspect and to obtain copies of ‘ any records kept by the registrar for the purposes of the Companies Acts ’ ; no distinction is drawn between the rights of members and inspection by other persons .
8 His nasogastric tube has from time to time to be removed or re-inserted .
9 In common with all insurance companies , Legal & General has from time to time to adjust its premium terms to take into account the changing nature and frequency of household insurance claims .
10 The nature and degree of insanity which will afford a defence to a criminal charge has from time to time been a matter of considerable discussion .
11 If the demand includes interest or any other charge accruing from time to time , the amount or rate of charge must be separately identified and the grounds on which payment of it is claimed must be stated .
12 The petition must state : ( i ) the amount of the debt ( in sterling , converted from any foreign currency at the official exchange rate at the date of issue of the petition , by analogy with r 6.111 ) , the consideration for it ( or , if there is no consideration , the way in which it arises ) and the fact that it is owed to the petitioner ; ( ii ) when the debt was incurred or became due ; ( iii ) if the debt includes interest or any other charge accruing from time to time , the amount or rate of the charge ( separately identified ) and the grounds upon which it is claimed to form part of the debt provided that , in the case of a petition based upon a statutory demand , only the interest claimed in the demand is included ; ( iv ) that the debt is unsecured , and either that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable immediately and the debtor appears to be unable to pay it , or that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable at some certain future specified time and the debtor appears to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay it .
13 In case such arguments failed , the king also reminded the commons frequently that the war had been undertaken with their consent and that this consent had from time to time been renewed , as Sir William Thorp pointed out in the parliament of 1348 .
14 Though small in size and numbers , Border has from time to time been good enough to thump the New Zealand All-Blacks and the British Lions at rugby , and to produce such cricketers as Peter Kirsten , Hylton Ackerman , Ken McEwan and the brothers Greig .
15 Philosophy deals systematically with questions that every reflective person asks from time to time .
16 The areas that are the responsibility of each District Land Registry vary from time to time , although now that compulsory land registration is completed throughout the country , it may not be necessary to seek further variations in the future .
17 Rule 2 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 provides : Solicitors may at their discretion publicise their practices , or permit other persons to do so , or publicise the businesses or activities of other persons , provided there is no breach of these rules and provided there is compliance with a Solicitors ' Publicity Code promulgated from time to time by the Council of the Law Society with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls .
18 ( 1 ) A recognised body which is a company limited by shares shall insure with authorised insurers against the losses referred to in paragraph ( 3 ) of this Rule over and above the maximum indemnity provided from time to time by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund .
19 If you ca n't hear me at the back because my voice drops from time to time then shout away because I 'm not always aware of how well it carries .
20 The firm has from time to time various secondees both at the Listing Groups of the Stock Exchange and with the Panel .
21 To promote communication means from time to time analysing why there have been failures in the process .
22 Although the birth-rate fluctuated from time to time during the century — for example , it was low in the inter-war years and high in the immediate post-Second World War years — the proportion of survivors at each age , and especially among the young , increased throughout the period .
23 The salary of such officers is restricted to an amount specified from time to time by the Secretary of State and they are not permitted to manage other council staff ( clause 9 ) .
24 Similarly the seller under a contract of sale might undertake to use best endeavours to deliver the goods on time : The Sellers will use their best endeavours to secure delivery of the goods on the estimated delivery dates from time to time furnished , but they do not guarantee time of delivery .
25 ‘ I should like to huff and to puff and to blow his house down and take Maggie away from him and she and me and Francie could go back to Ireland and live quietly together and play music and have a little step dancing from time to time . ’
26 The bar on the electric fire buzzed from time to time .
27 there are courses on design advertised from time to time .
28 The degree of Croatian autonomy fluctuated from time to time , as did its borders .
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