Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [vb pp] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , had the cinema been invented at the time . |
| 2 | These correlations , however , apparently increase when emotionality ratings are made at the time of recall and may increase with the age of the memory ( Linton , 1986 ) . |
| 3 | Doubts were raised at the time about the possible increase in working hours for headteachers in order to operate this system . |
| 4 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
| 5 | This alarming statistic led Qamar Ali Mirza , president of the Pakistan Mountaineering Association , to make a moving plea at a conference of Greater Ranges nations being held at the time in Kathmandu : ‘ Please give a respite to these big mountains . |
| 6 | This relatively low figure no doubt results from the programme being broadcast at a time that is inconvenient to many viewers . |
| 7 | Secretary Andy Wilson said : ‘ I am aware significant delays are being experienced in mail being processed by the time it has to get to the mail trains . |
| 8 | In fact , they were so bad in the one matinee performance in which they were tried out , that the original speeches were reinstated by the time the curtain went up at the Globe Theatre that evening . |
| 9 | The two dimensional images were displayed at the time of acquisition and simultaneously stored into computer hard disc memory by an array processor . |
| 10 | When interpreting these tables it should be remembered that no matter how many animals were stolen at a time the case was recorded as one theft . |
| 11 | These roles were pursued at a time when the ideas , language , and values underpinning social care were changing rapidly and when resource constraints were worsening . |
| 12 | In two recent books which attempt to examine the philosophy and practice of a radical adult education , the only substantial references to education for trade unionists are historical ; yet both books were conceived at a time of unparalleled expansion in trade union education , underpinned by a sizeable government grant and the first statutory entitlements to paid educational leave for working-class people that Britain has ever experienced . |
| 13 | The operating speed of the teletype is limited by the time taken for the system to settle to within the required accuracy at each letter position . |
| 14 | Usually , the contract will mention the fee , but this provision might be useful if the supplier takes on additional work at the request of the other party and no mention is made at the time of agreement of the charge for this extra work . |
| 15 | The study of some group of tendencies is isolated by the assumption other things being equal : the existence of other tendencies is not denied , but their disturbing effect is neglected for a time . |
| 16 | The exact rate for the investment is fixed at the time the deposit is made and then runs through the period chosen . |
| 17 | If no key is pressed in the time limit , INKEY will return -1 and INKEY$ will return a null string . |
| 18 | David Robson QC , defending , said Lee was a ‘ decent , caring , sensitive ’ girl whose mind was disturbed at the time . |
| 19 | Leyland 's own collection of oriental porcelain was dispersed at the time of his death and , apart from ten or so pieces , the shelves had remained empty until now . |
| 20 | That submission was made at a time when I was sch not scheduled to be present at this enquiry , and was not present . |
| 21 | Little enough daylight was left by the time Pedro came skulking back , and for most of the evening she had sat , talking to him , stroking the soft rug of his ear between tense fingers , and waiting for the fit to come again . |
| 22 | There is an exemption contained in s23(5) which applies where the holding was acquired at a time when the prohibition did not apply ( ie before the reverse takeover ) but subsequently the holder falls within the prohibition ( ie on the reverse takeover offer becoming unconditional ) . |
| 23 | The observational data was collected at a time when the men went in pairs , but they expressed concern over how this latest development worked against effective community policing : |
| 24 | Only two of Ulster 's 32 clubs play their hockey on grass and Gavin realises that Portrush are caught in a time warp which could hinder the North West outfit 's progress . |
| 25 | This is understandable because the Gospels were written at a time when the Church had to exist in a Roman world . |
| 26 | Blood samples of the fasted state of the rats were taken at the time when the animals were killed for measurement of gastrin and CCK in plasma and were collected in EDTA tubes from the internal jugular vein . |
| 27 | Various other objections to the Nestlé takeover of Rowntree were raised at the time . |
| 28 | Before the sustained economic recession of the inter-war years it was thought that the economy automatically moved towards full employment , even though periodic booms and slumps were experienced at the time . |
| 29 | So Smith is arguing that Freud 's analyses were conducted at a time when society was still undergoing a fundamental shift towards not only an industrialised society but one characterised by the growth of large cities . |
| 30 | However , this was not how matters were understood at the time . |