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

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1 One of Stirling 's problems was that he was not content to let others do the raiding from time to time , though he had proved his own courage and nobody would have thought the worse of him had he decided to concentrate on sorting out the many administrative problems that beset L Detachment .
2 " It is n't , after all , as though we had any reason for not having them , because now that Amelia and Magnus and Gabriel are all married there 's plenty of room , and my parents are anyway worried , politically speaking if you know what I mean , about having so much empty house ( though he 's hardly the kind of tenant that that kind of consideration would provide ) , and he even pays some rent from time to time .
3 Clean out the feeding compartment from time to time .
4 All these uneasy feelings that were at the back of her mind from time to time .
5 Installation of the handrail will increase the safety for Health Physics staff carrying out surveys and for maintenance staff who have to work on the roof from time to time .
6 It is important to address an audience directly , using eye-contact , speaking to all sections of the room , and changing speech rhythms and levels to maintain attention , as well as adding touches of lightness from time to time , in the form of humour .
7 Nevertheless , Peachcake , if you marry this young man , you 're bound to come up against prejudice from time to time .
8 He also said he knew she took cocaine from time to time .
9 The depredations of the crown of thorns ( together with those of hurricanes ) may promote diversity , by forcing areas of reef from time to time to begin all over again .
10 Jeff does a bit of work on their boat from time to time .
11 All that has happened is that I met Hugo at a party and came to understand that , as well as having friend and spouse , a woman needs the excitement of a lover from time to time : a re-basing , as it were , in the physical : the reincarnation of the carnal self in a body which gets , over the years , far too controlled by spirit and mind .
12 ‘ She also had short periods of respite care to give the parents a break from time to time .
13 To soften his feelings , however , we learned that the Professor from time to time gave him a fee which far exceeded the amount of the toll … just by the Bridge , turnstiles admitted foot-passengers to pass by different paths , intersecting the large extent of open ground , some of this led to Somers Town , Red Lion Street , etc … here and there , especially at the lower portion of the [ College ] ground , walls were standing , some of them being eight or ten feet high . ’
14 The subscription rates shall be subject to review from time to time and altered on the recommendation of the Finance Committee with the agreement of the Executive Committee .
15 You do , however , need to boost the effect from time to time .
16 well a number of things have come up so let's just take a couple of votes as er , from hearing from a few people and of which people have n't managed to speak so , first of all , er , er people talked about fear being larger than the incidence of assault , are you afraid to go out in the dark ? , button one for yes and button two for no do you find that your afraid to go out in the dark , and then this hundred and that 's a very , I mean that 's , that 's a very significant figure fifty seven out of this hundred women say yes that their afraid to go out in the dark from time to time , I mean that , that is not as it should be , let me ask you are you ever afraid in your own home ? , button one for yes and button two for no and that two is a very worrying figure , twenty nine of of this hundred say yes their afraid in their home , let me ask you this have you trained in self defence ? , button one for yes and button two for no , I mean its something that comes up from time to time and I do n't know what your view and whether or not its a good idea , well twelve of the hundred here have er , eighty eight say no , of those twelve would you recommend it ? , did it make you feel better ? , yes
17 Theo 's salary was a small one , but out of it he managed to send Vincent a pittance from time to time .
18 Fashion may dictate a change in cut and fabric from time to time , but the archetypal businessman 's suit has remained basically the same .
19 Life was not all work and no play for women any more than for men ; even if they had chores to do at home , the women compositors — who almost by definition young and/or unmarried — had the chance to escape duty for pleasure from time to time .
20 According to principle 3 , on market practice , a firm should ‘ comply with any code or standard as in force from time to time and as it applies to the firm either according to its terms or by rulings made under it . ’
21 To avoid problems the drafter should make clear whether the reference in the terms is to the definition current at the time of drafting or to the version in force from time to time .
22 The contract will be governed by our standard terms of business in force from time to time , and if the terms are varied before discharge of the contract , the contract will be governed by the terms as varied .
23 His closed fist shot to his mouth from time to time , followed by a few slow chews .
24 He was afflicted with a tubercular cough from time to time , and also nasal haemorrhaging .
25 Between 1949 and 1954 much of his spare time had been given to poetic scribbling ; and he was also giving voice to a measure of vacillation and disillusionment , which we shall encounter in his poetry from time to time .
26 He continued to paint and write poetry from time to time but he was now a professional and energetic film director , turning out twenty documentaries during the next eleven years .
27 He was assisted in his work from time to time by Samuel Holmes , a graduate of Magdalene College , Cambridge , who hoped to succeed him , but in fact on 27th July 1683 Timothy Dobson , of Jesus College , Cambridge , was appointed .
28 He liked a little help from time to time .
29 let me ask you something else on a development Mr I when I watched use the er help from time to time there are major items of expenditure , after the properties built , correct
30 In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king .
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