An estribillo, or refrain, may occur at regular intervals in a romance; cf.
In strophic compositions, unrhymed antepenults may terminate certain lines occurring at regular intervals in the poem.
The peculiarity is a refrain (estribillo), recurring at regular intervals; cf.
Where pain comes on at regular intervals, with hardness of the uterus, and dilatation of its mouth, this is a serious symptom, for it shows that the uterus will no longer retain its contents, but is evidently preparing to expel them.
The floors were evidently supported by round timbers four or five inches in diameter, inserted in the walls and stretching across the rooms at regular intervals.
Above the upper cornice is a row of turtles, occurring at regular intervals, sculptured each on a square block which projects from the wall; hence the name of the building.
Over this lattice-work, but not entirely concealing it, are six peculiar and graceful ornaments, placed at regular intervals, four of them surmounting doorways.
At the sides of the stairway, at k, k, k, stand three figures of smaller dimensions, sculptured on pilasters which occur at regular intervals.
This alternate moistening and exposure to air is performed six or eight times, at regular intervals of about a week.
Nearly all the passengers were then asleep on the deck, and the silence was disturbed only by the noise of the paddles striking the water at regular intervals.
Strips of flat metal cut into shapes and kept down by small stitches at regular intervals.
The lower half of the arch is enclosed in a rectangular band of silver threads, broad and kept in place by transverse bars at regular intervals, and beyond it another row, made of patches of red and blue silk alternately.
Men who do much driving of heavy vehicles with Collinge or Mail axles, unless they have competent servants or are competent themselves, find it safer and better to have the carriage builder look after their axles at regular intervals.
The walk is a pace of four beats, one foot being planted after another at regular intervals.
These closer forms of collection may be produced in a very slow gallop in exactly the same manner as in the slow trot; and the gallop in this case becomes one of four beats as each leg follows the other in regular intervals.
Shells rain around us four at a time and at regular intervals.
I did not intend to stop at Verdun, but on approaching the city, I saw the civil population fleeing en masse toward the country, after 380's fell at regular intervals on the martyred city for about an hour.
The roar of our ordnance, fired at regular intervals, added to the din; yet this signal seemed useless, for no strange craft was to be seen rowing for the shelter offered by the Golden Hope.
Thereupon one of the tip-staves produced a long wax candle having a number of metal pegs stuck into it at regular intervals.
It took a fortnight's hard work to construct the stockade, which was loopholed at regular intervals, and strengthened by a mound of earth on the inside.
These blocks follow each other at regular intervals so nicely calculated that when, at a much later period, the comb shall be fully developed, there will be ample space for the bees to move between its parallel walls.
The holes, pierced in the sides at regular intervals, may have served to keep the oars in place.
The piles, which consisted of the trunks of oaks, beeches, and poplars, varying from eight to ten inches in diameter, were placed at regular intervals.
At regular intervals, the boom of the fog-horn startled the silence.
At regular intervals, a brass pendulum sends forth gleams as it catches the light; and the smouldering fire in the tall chimney-place flickers for a moment and illumines the strings of beans and onions drying round the hearth.
At regular intervals, her right arm rose, drew out the thread and returned to the spot whence it started: an even and captive movement symbolical of the amount of activity permitted to women!
Couching outlines are usually thick strands of double crewel, tapestry wool, filoselle, cord, or narrow ribbon laid down and stitched at regular intervals by threads crossing the couching line at right angles.
The threads are laid down two together, and are stitched across at regular intervals.
When the layer is complete, threads of metal, or of the same or different colour and texture, are laid across at regular intervals, and are fixed down by stitches from the back.
As for the designs traced within lines which cross each other at regular intervals, they can be nothing but drawings squared for transferring purposes.
But sometimes these stripes follow each other at regular intervals, sometimes they are in pairs, and sometimes they are altogether absent, the architrave being either plain or decorated with figures and inscriptions.
These brushes should be carefully cleaned at regular intervals.
Moreover, the care of the engine, the cleaning of the valves and of the various parts which are likely to become dirty, and the examination and cleaning of pipes, should be accomplished with great care and at regular intervals.
The charging is effected at regular intervals, which, according to the various types of anthracite-generators, vary from one to six hours.
First and foremost, the words are so arranged that the accented syllables in any given line come at regular intervals.
These alders loomed through the mist atregular intervals as you walked halfway round the pond.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "regular intervals" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
