Example sentences of "from [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lee and his girl-friend , Suzanne , drove up from Plymouth in time to miss it , but joined us for dinner at Browns . |
| 2 | ‘ We hear from Denmark from time to time , ’ Eochaid said . |
| 3 | I also wonder what will happen if I have a second child — Mark might not make it back from work in time to be with me . ’ |
| 4 | She was very lonely , though she had some friends and visits from relatives from time to time . |
| 5 | Aliki had returned from Cyprus in time to cater for the event , but nobody displayed much appetite for the food she had prepared and most departed as soon as decency permitted . |
| 6 | By Ottoman reckoning Molla Fenari would have been twenty in Safar 770 , and it is perhaps possible to suppose that he could have returned from Egypt in time to be appointed at the end of the year . |
| 7 | From rime to time we strolled hand in hand , with lighted cigarettes to give warning of our presence , for we did not talk . |
| 8 | Now that I had left the college dormitory I used to look fearfully from rime to time out of my window , expecting to see that gang of fascist students coming to beat me up . |
| 9 | A rise in the rate of interest may encourage people to switch from sight to time deposits . |
| 10 | My father arrived back from Cairo in time to spend Christmas with us . |
| 11 | Perhaps I may be allowed to paraphrase for brevity from Scientists against Time by J. P. Baxter in his official account of the American Office of Scientific Research and Development : |
| 12 | STUDENT golfer Michael Sinclair flew home from Hawaii in time to boost Knock 's chances of promotion to the match play stage of golf 's Premier Senior Cup championship today . |
| 13 | Despite the cost , many measure their distance from London in time , and corridors along the main lines north and west out of the capital compete very favourably with traditional Metroland and Southern electrified territory . |
| 14 | Sometimes , when it snowed heavily , the filmmakers were terrified lest she would not get back from London in time . |
| 15 | I was a proper Mom at last , there when the kids came home from school with time to listen to them . |
| 16 | In them , the police were not shot at by gunmen as in the home districts of the Provisional IRA , On the contrary , they were not only welcome , but received deputations from residents from time to time imploring them ‘ to take the gangsters off our backs ’ . |
| 17 | Thanks are due to Christine Healey who always helps us and had arrived back from Kenya in time to rearrange the exhibition screens to a more attractive display and thanks also to Mr Derek Andrews , Manager of Blackwell 's , the University Bookshop , for generously sponsoring us this year . |
| 18 | The stream is fascinating , disappearing from view from time to time , to re-emerge from beneath road or path in an ever delightful manner . |
| 19 | It could be called upon at any time and indeed was from time to time . |
| 20 | Spencer 's argument has been banded about from time to time . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Remember to check on them from time to time and water them carefully if the compost seems dry . |
| 23 | Check from time to time and water if the compost is dry . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , these accidents still occur from time to time . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | From time to time she had to pull him up . |
| 29 | She felt cornered , counted out by this cool precision , fighting for something which had given every sign of gracious flowering … from time to time . |
| 30 | I even meet him for dinner from time to time . |