Example sentences of "at [num] [noun sg] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Histoire , whilst at one level a transposition of the discontinuity of experience , can at the same time be considered as providing an implicit commentary on the nature of fiction and writing : the text can be said to be formed from a meditation on a collection of postcards which the narrator is sifting through . |
| 2 | The court was at one time a centre of licentiousness and depravity , of corruption and influence peddling . |
| 3 | There was at one time a kind of folk-tale relating to this game in Suffolk . |
| 4 | Nitro-chalk was at one time a by-product of the gas and other industries , but now that manufacturing methods have changed , it is not so plentiful or cheap . |
| 5 | Martin was for some years tutor to the MacLeods of Skye , and had also been at one time a scholar at Leiden University in the Netherlands . |
| 6 | Between the Jordan and Jericho is the site of Gilgal , at one time a sanctuary of the highest importance in ancient Israel . |
| 7 | At one time a sum of £20,000 was mentioned , but seemingly has never materialised . |
| 8 | There were at one time a number of city-states , each with its own god . |
| 9 | At one institution a group of medical officers argued that it was against the interests of most long-term hospital residents with chronic illnesses to be resettled in community units . |
| 10 | At one point a group of us decided that the best way to stop being hassled about separatism was to publish instalments of the CLIT papers in the weekly newsletter , which was mailed to women all over London and beyond . |
| 11 | The Sunday Eucharist is a time for great thanksgiving , and each day at 12.00 noon a time of prayer and silence will be kept . |