Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] at [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make sure , too , it is a feeding roll you are seeing and not any other kind of activity — though it is unlikely to be anything other than a feeding roll at that time of day . |
| 2 | This was quite a normal thing at that time and neighbours would call to pay their last respects . |
| 3 | Handfast Point was joined to the cliff by a narrow ridge at this time . |
| 4 | Although he enjoyed gambling , this was not a time for such activities ; he needed a clear head at all times . |
| 5 | He added that it would be ‘ a grave error at this time of all times to remove the momentum for this process ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Now if it were Lady ’ she named a titled person at that time popular on television — ‘ it might make a difference . |
| 7 | Lionel Gamlin , a popular newscaster at that time , was chosen to make the appeal which produced £2,545 . |
| 8 | In other words , he endeavoured to introduce into Siberia something which was after all only a rudimentary concept at that time in metropolitan Russia , that is , the ‘ rule of law ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ It was n't a proper novel at that time . |
| 10 | Keep the icing covered with a damp cloth at all times , as it quickly develops a crust . |
| 11 | You can decide to start a personal pension at any time you want and then , in order to receive all the DSS minimum contributions that will be paid into your pension plan , backdate it to the start of the tax year on 6 April . |
| 12 | She borrowed money from friends , from a money-lender ( a dangerous practice at any time ) and also from , I think , Mr Bacon . |
| 13 | A glance at the pages of Gudok , the organ of the railwaymen , will show the style and problems of a central newspaper at this time . |
| 14 | This is a colourful town at any time of the year , and one which has moved purposefully into the twentieth century . |
| 15 | And was it a real drama at that time for him ? |
| 16 | On 19 March 1678 Martin purchased a large house on the rue de Harlay from Achille de Harlay for 17,000 livres ( a large sum at that time ) . |
| 17 | The Suffolk traffic cops were well-known to be a lot keener than their Essex brethren and a van like this one coming away from a military establishment was a natural target at that time in the morning . |
| 18 | The specimens you were so good as to send to me by Captain Lyon would have been a treasure had they arrived safe ; but his ship was taken by the French , so those were all lost , which is a great misfortune at this time , when they would have been of great service to me , in ascertaining the names of some plants which remain doubtful . |
| 19 | Temperatures can fluctuate a great deal at this time of year . |
| 20 | Ken was a great observer at all times . |
| 21 | It is true that he gave one daughter , Eadburh , in marriage to Beorhtric , king of the West Saxons ( ASC A , s.a. 787 ) , and another , Aelfflaed , to Aethelred , king of Northumbria , in 792 , but the revival of a Northumbrian coinage at this time by Aethelred ( see above , p. 158 ) and the inauguration of a new West Saxon coinage by Beorhtric at Winchester or Southampton testifies to their continuing independence . |
| 22 | But there is no unequivocal statement as to why or how his life took a firm direction at this time . |
| 23 | That 's in the oh a lot of people did , oh yes , lot of people spent the money but I was one of the fortunate ones I had a little bit left because I mean I was , er I was very lucky myself , I mean I had a decent job at that time from time I left school and when I was on the dredging plant , I mean you take er in nineteen twenty five when er a schoolboy left school , his money was about ten shillings a week as an errand boy but I was one of the fortunate being a cabin boy on the dredger , I was getting thirty five shillings a week which was a lot of money and then after a few months they , I , they wanted another deck hand , so of course I went on there on four pound a week and then I was well off . |
| 24 | It is true that much of the country closes down for too long over this festive period , though there are advantages for industry in doing that and we all deserve a decent break at this time of the year . |
| 25 | Although to some extent girls are cushioned from the outside world , it is probably a good thing at this time , and the advantages of attending such a project far outweigh any disadvantages . |
| 26 | I notice from the old schedules that you programmed Vaughan Williams 's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis a good deal at that time . |
| 27 | And it was a terrible thing at that time o' day , if anybody died in the village . |
| 28 | The context of a growing rift at that time between trade unions and the Ministry of Labour was not mentioned . |
| 29 | It is probable that it will be necessary to use the services of a nursing agency at this time because the evidence satisfies me that the tasks of the advertising for , interviewing and then appointing carers on a continuing basis will not be one which the plaintiff can carry out , nor will her sister Clare by then probably married with a family and perhaps living elsewhere , be able to undertake such frequent duties . |
| 30 | It 's a lonely business at any time . |