I've been working the sea on-and-off my whole life.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Last Oyster Haul?] Reference

Most likely timing: 3 p.m. to midnight (on-and-off).    From Wordnik.com.  [Forecast: Storms today with more heat later] Reference

Most likely timing: 4 p.m. to midnight (on-and-off).    From Wordnik.com.  [Forecast: A few storms, humidity, heat - repeat] Reference

The latest round of on-and-off fighting began in December.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Has that been an on-and-off feature of the evening for you?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2005] Reference

And you will see on-and-off showers throughout the day tomorrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2006] Reference

His government has been engaged in on-and-off battles with rebels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pretoria Seized North Korean Weapons] Reference

She was an on-and-off smoker, but not enough to really make a difference.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2006] Reference

For the last decade or so, I've been an on-and-off reader of Maureen Dowd.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beth Arnold: Maureen Dowd, Please Don't Shut Up] Reference

The two sides have had on-and-off talks for years, without reaching a deal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Warner Posts Higher Profit, Raises View] Reference

Sales talks had been conducted on-and-off with Nasdaq, its rival NYSE Euronext.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nasdaq Moves to Buy Phil-Ex] Reference

The deal came after more than a year of on-and-off talks between the companies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Excerpts: Microsoft's Ballmer and Yahoo's Bartz] Reference

He smiled quickly, a click on-and-off, showing a couple of pointy canine teeth.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Night Crew]

He was nursing an on-and-off migraine since the night he killed Wilfredo Delsol.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Tabloid]

But even after rehab, Kate couldn ` t shake her on-and-off boyfriend of two years.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2007] Reference

I've been on-and-off with several jobs, and finally found a wonderful, steady one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Carolyn Hax: Consider mom's disapproval of BF; don't just tune her out] Reference

I'm doing a little better; not crying as much, but, you know, like on-and-off kind of.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2001] Reference

Right now, just a light breeze blowing, on-and-off rain, no damage to report -- Soledad.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2006] Reference

The lights flickered, turning into a sinuous on-and-off pattern pointing down the corridor.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Race] Reference

For the remainder of the morning, showers will continue on-and-off and may be heavy at times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rain totals mounting, heaviest moving northeast] Reference

By sundown, everyone had been fed except for the dyheli, who would graze on-and-off all night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elephant in the City] Reference

His on-and-off the field distractions and endless tabloid appearances anger the fans to no end.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Campbell: Alex Rodriguez's Admission] Reference

So long story short, in order to hold onto this on-and-off lover, she decides to adopt the kids.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2007] Reference

LIU: Since 1979, liberalization has occurred in an on-and-off fashion, opening up and closing down.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Price China Has Paid: An Interview with Liu Binyan] Reference

Recently Mr. Richardson split with his on-and-off girlfriend of two years, Elite model Susan Eldridge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terry Richardson's Dark Room] Reference

At least, this is what a quarter-century of on-and-off caregiving for family and friends has taught me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mayhill Fowler: End-of-Life Decisions: Medicare Is Already in the Room] Reference

There are a handful of Western reporters who have been based in Iraq on-and-off for the past few years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Obama Should See in Iraq] Reference

The sale of the unit brings to a close months of on-and-off negotiations over the unprofitable division.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nortel to Sell Office-Phone Unit to Avaya] Reference

Boston hung on for nine years in on-and-off renegotiations before the deal ultimately collapsed, in 1994.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manifest Density] Reference

One was allowed to stick around for five years, and the other was an on-and-off thing for about nine months.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagojo Diary Entry] Reference

This week's talks will be the seventh round in a series of on-and-off formal negotiations that began in 2002.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dalai Lama's Envoys to Discuss] Reference

(MPLA) in an on-and-off conflict that has left more than one million dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The Cuban group has been touring on-and-off in Germany and in other lands in Europe for the past seven to eight years.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Diary: DANCING CUBANA IN THE RING CHURCH WIESBADEN -AND TRYING TO ROMANCE MY WIFE LONG DISTANCE] Reference

Yesterday (Monday) I started getting itchy to clean things again, which has been an on-and-off problem (!!) for a while now!.    From Wordnik.com.  [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference

GRACE: Ricki, Ricki, long story short, in order to hold on to this boy, this on-and-off lover, she decides to adopt the kids.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2007] Reference

At least two people who starred in 'Slumdog Millionaire' are doing well, on-and-off screen lovers Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dev Patel & Frieda Pinto Still Going Strong (PHOTOS)] Reference

At least two people who starred in 'Slumdog Millionaire' are doing well, on-and-off screen lovers Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dev Patel & Freida Pinto Still Going Strong (PHOTOS)] Reference

"There are companies which were down for four days last week and others were just operating on an on-and-off basis," said Calisto.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

But beginning mid-to-late this afternoon and especially overnight and into tomorrow, we will most likely have to dodge on-and-off showers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forecast: Shower risk grows late today into Sunday] Reference