Example sentences of "his [noun] at [art] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose it was inevitable that in 1918 he should capitalise on his expertise at a time when the post-war craze for the new-fangled wireless sets was at its height . |
| 2 | The fact that Barilli has recently shown a keen awareness of contemporary art trends may help his candidacy at a time when the Biennale has reaffirmed its commitment to the documentation of contemporary art . |
| 3 | I know that you came only to honour dear Crabb , at a small informal party , because he had been of assistance to your illustrious father , and valued his work at a time when it meant a great deal to him . |
| 4 | He visited the home of Simon Peter , was supported by well-to-do people and never encouraged Zacchaeus to dispose of the whole of his wealth at the time when he returned money to those he had cheated . |
| 5 | He even fell into arrears with his mortgage at a time when he was earning £400,000 a year as chairman of Lonrho , and at one stage had a 300-acre farm and farmhouse , next to his magnificent 14th-century manor house in Somerset , repossessed . |
| 6 | Furthermore , it must be remembered that my father was a butler of an earlier generation who began his career at a time when such attributes were not considered proper , let alone desirable in a butler . |
| 7 | ‘ Michel said I reminded him of his audience at the time when he made speeches . |
| 8 | Pears himself died in 1986 , leaving a new generation of British tenors to emerge from beneath his shadow at a time when Britten 's own work is undergoing vital reassessment and revival . |
| 9 | His counsel , Mr Charles Gray , QC , suggested that the libel had damaged his reputation at a time when he was about to break into serious acting after a string of top 10 hits as a pop star and a stint in the Australian TV soap , Neighbours . |