Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Nazification drive had been remarkably successful by this time . |
| 2 | I never expected it to be so hot at this time of the year and I did n't know there was a pool . |
| 3 | ‘ And the traffic will be so congested at this time of afternoon , you 'll hardly get down the High at all , and it 's clouding over , and Felicity should acclimatize herself before she goes out , particularly since Magdalen is so cold at this time of — ’ |
| 4 | DO N'T FORGET Mice can be especially damaging at this time of year . |
| 5 | Buying two wooden spoons can be more fun at this time than purchasing an expensive set of china in later years . |
| 6 | There was an interval of clashing bolts and keys turning — she had to remind herself that it must be nearly eleven by this time , and that this was an isolated spot — before the door opened . |
| 7 | Miracle Squares I think there 's a lot of thought gone into it you know , it ca n't be easy to re er to , to just dream up a game erm , I like the one about you go to the last supper and the waiter spills soup on your trousers , the waiter , ha tell you else about the Marx brothers an'all , the waiter is er the king of Snowdonia and it 's Groucho Marx , the , they 've got this massive hall , and er these big steps leading down into it you know and as , as they 're coming in there 's somebody at the top and Ann says who 's , who 's walking in and they walk down the stairs you know and Mr and Mrs and the king has you know and he says oh the king Snowdonia is about to arrive , he should be here any minute now , he should be here dead on this time you know , he gets these big fanfare trumpets up da , da , da , da , the king of Snowdonia , and there 's nothing and all of a sudden it flashes to Groucho Marx and then he 's in bed with |
| 8 | The wedge also happens to be erotically fashionable at this time . |
| 9 | It can be pretty horrendous at this time of the evening . ’ |
| 10 | There will be some reservations erm but erm I 'm pretty certain the erm the English habit of taking a holiday erm will still , you know , be very useful for this time of year and for the whole of the season . |
| 11 | It also has an advantage of being very labour-saving at this time of year . |
| 12 | Whiting thin on the ground which is most unusual at this time . |
| 13 | ‘ And the traffic will be so congested at this time of afternoon , you 'll hardly get down the High at all , and it 's clouding over , and Felicity should acclimatize herself before she goes out , particularly since Magdalen is so cold at this time of — ’ |
| 14 | Furthermore , it is so cold during this time of the year that , without heating , patients do not want to be admitted . |
| 15 | I had taken Miss Senga into Hyde Park with the intention of showing her some of the winter birds , and the park is so beautiful at this time of the year , what with the snow piled up . " |
| 16 | Doubtless this view is influenced by the fact that children 's reading ability is more limited at this time . |
| 17 | Crataegus prunifolia is particularly good at this time of the year , a tough , compact little tree , no more than 15-20ft at maturity , making a broad , spiny head furnished with glossy green leaves . |
| 18 | ‘ I believe , ’ Husband went on , ‘ that Rotherhithe is particularly beautiful at this time of year . |
| 19 | Said well I think it 's quite warm for this time of year December like . |
| 20 | An unusual way of serving fresh fruit , which is very good at this time of year as it combines a rich flavour and texture . |
| 21 | It is very important at this time to make a quick drawing in my small sketchbook , as ideas are just as easily lost as they are found . |
| 22 | phrases such as ‘ Korea is a dagger pointed at the heart of Japan ’ were commonly used to denote Korea 's strategic significance , and of all the varying motivations governing Japanese policy in Asia it was the issue of national defence which was most crucial at this time . |
| 23 | It was always busy at this time of the year in Belmodes , preparing the collection for the next season . |
| 24 | Harold was slightly fleshy at this time of his life , in his mid-forties . |
| 25 | I was also concerned at this time that if an aircraft registered in a particular State crashed in the sea outside territorial waters , it was open to anyone to salvage it . |
| 26 | I was nearly desperate by this time , and in my drunkenness I said ‘ Yes , if you want to know I 'm in love with Hanns and I 'm missing him ; now please go ! ’ |
| 27 | The situation in England was quite different at this time , and illustrates the principle that the horizons of what scholars are prepared to believe about musical performance in the past can be set by what their contemporaries among performers are able to provide . |
| 28 | But the Crown was primarily concerned at this time with the raising of revenue , and not with the punishment of offenders , who in many cases were able to recover their forfeited offices on payment of a fine . |
| 29 | The building work was essentially complete by this time ( summer 1899 ) . |
| 30 | It was too late by this time to stop the presses rolling , and the first editions had already been despatched . |