Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [noun sg] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is certainly not expedient to lay ourselves open to charges of idolatry or syncretism at a time when churches are seriously examining our beliefs and doctrines . ’ |
| 2 | Opposition groups dismissed the constitutional changes as a device to gain Western aid and approval at a time of economic crisis . |
| 3 | Professor Jack Shaw , the SHEFC 's chairman , said the system for allocating funds was meant to be predictable and would allow clear budgeting and stability at a time when student numbers have been growing rapidly , some fee levels have been cut sharply , and large efficiency gains expected . |
| 4 | In 1956 , the French critic Bernard Gavoty published a monograph on Karajan that was much preoccupied with Karajan 's temperament and musicianship at a time when he was being increasingly regarded more as an ambitious virtuoso superstar than as a totally dedicated musician . |
| 5 | They traded in spices , wool , silk and money at a time when Augsburg and Ingolstadt lay on the main trade route from the Mediterranean to the Baltic . |
| 6 | The Landmark Trust restores its buildings for holiday letting , rented for a week or fortnight at a time in summer , but sometimes for weekends in winter . |
| 7 | Throughout the autumn and winter he suffered from feverish colds and attacks of bronchitis , and was often forced to take to his bed for a week or fortnight at a time . |
| 8 | He added : " Creating political parties hastily will inevitably result in the problems of regionalism or tribalism at a time when the head of state is trying to unite families and households which were torn apart by the situation created in the past . " |
| 9 | We will give every citizen an entitlement to a period of retraining or education at a time of their choice during their adult lives , based on distance learning costs . |
| 10 | We evidently process such sequences clause and phrase at a time . |
| 11 | He has given me nothing but total loyalty and respect at a time when I needed it most . |