Example sentences of "of year [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exeter DAA have announced dates for their popular matches on the Exeter Canal between March and June — the time of year when most matchmen hang up their poles . |
| 2 | NOW is the time of year when tour operators ' thoughts turn to tempting the over-60s — and increasingly the over 55s — to spend their winters in the sun . |
| 3 | These courses could not be done in a shorter time so they were normally arranged for a time of year when there was less pressure of work on those participating . |
| 4 | And yet we often find that examinations take place at the very time of year when there is most likelihood of a heatwave . |
| 5 | This is the one time of year when I wish I did n't live in the depths of Devon , as my nearest indoor school is 1¾ hours away , and Ferdi Eilberg my dressage trainer lives 3½ miles away ! |
| 6 | As anyone will tell you , it 's easy to go over the limit , especially at this time of year when people are preparing for Christmas and buying presents . |
| 7 | I OFTEN feel a touch like Ebenezer Scrooge myself at this time of year when fairies , goblins , elves and rosy-cheeked brats skip and flit across the silver screen . |
| 8 | IT 'S that time of year when there seems to be a party every other night and it takes a little extra imagination to make you stand out from the crowd . |
| 9 | It 's getting towards that time of year when you want to make plenty of garments and the faster the better . |
| 10 | This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . |
| 11 | Especially at this time of year when all too often the weather is as miserable as a dozen Mancunian pensioners waiting for the 211 to Gorton . |
| 12 | Low season — The time of year when business is at its quietest , usually the winter months when the lowest tariff prices are quoted . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , we do not know the time of year when Lady Godiva is supposed to have ridden out . |
| 14 | It was that time of year when England began to prepare for the Guy Fawkes celebrations of 5 November . |
| 15 | This is the time of year when the end of last season 's growth slides imperceptibly into the beginning of the next 's , with more or less of a halt depending on the weather . |
| 16 | They spend much of their time in the bedroom , especially at this time of year when it 's so cold . |
| 17 | ‘ Though the agreement be void by the Statute of Frauds as to the duration of the lease , it must regulate the terms on which the tenancy subsists in other respects , as to the rent , the time of year when the tenant is to quit , etc . |
| 18 | It is that time of year when dawn and dustmen arrive together . |
| 19 | This is the time of year when new members are welcomed onto the Executive Committee and farewell is bid to those who are leaving . |
| 20 | For the office girls it was a time of year when summer is a past memory and a future dream . |
| 21 | ‘ But is n't this the time of year when the hay is almost finished . |
| 22 | It was a time of year when there was enough employment on the farms of the English countryside for everyone . |
| 23 | Part of the experiment was to hold a couple of quizzes at the time of year when we might expect problems with speakers and audience having to travel in bad weather . |
| 24 | WELL , we 're back to the time of year when , hopefully , it will be warm and dry enough to get a barbecue organised . |
| 25 | This is the time of year when people die : |
| 26 | It 's that time of year when theatres everywhere are given over to the mayhem that is panto … when men are dames and the principal boys are girls . |
| 27 | ‘ At this time of year when the ground is hard every injury is worse . |
| 28 | ‘ We do a lot of surveillance and at this time of year when the diggers are out it is not really safe for members to venture out without being in contact , ’ he said . |
| 29 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 30 | And , you know , the sort of things which you can remember , which I can remember , some of the glorious ones , one when I was working up in Lancashire , about this time of year when the , the new May Day Bank Holiday was announced in about nineteen seventy-two or three or something and through five editions of the Lancashire Evening Post was a headline which said ‘ New Pubic Holiday ’ . |