by turns

He tried us all by turns and then left the stable.

He was by turns the father, uncle, and brother to all of them.

We been handing it from one to the next, by turns.

I existed by turns in different places and various states of being.

The sound of water faded away to nothing or grew again, by turns.

As a result it is by turns powerful and frustrating.

He was by turns shocked and angry the rest of the night.

Women came in by turns to work, but none had much time or strength to spare.

Play then proceeds by turns, with each player moving one piece per turn.

In other areas, the show is by turns expansive and blank.

We rode and led our horses by turns, to save their feet.

You had to do everything by turns, by the numbers.

These were doctors who came to watch by turns beside their colleague.

He's dehumanized us, so we by turns do the same.

By turns, they began trying to get some rest after the strain of the confluence.

He is by turns stern and sympathetic with his readers.

A week later I fell on the floor in her sitting room, shaking and burning up by turns.

The girls had traded him between them, serious and giggling by turns.

We held hands through the opened door and sang soft songs by turns to each other.

By turns, a system designed to motivate became one to simply enrich.

Each ruled by turns, having the acceptance of the parliament.

His comprehension of the world seemed by turns forced, then unnatural.

"I'd want to get across the fact that one finds life sad and funny by turns."

It is serious business: by turns fashion statement, political declaration or way of life.

By turns sober and bright, this performance has yet to be improved on, almost 30 years later.