Example sentences of "to [pron] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says that at least some of the characteristics of this hyper-individualist people can not be explained by what has happened to them in the Ottoman time and since , because these characteristics predate the Ottomans . |
| 2 | He said : ’ there is no statistical evidence that is known to me at the present time of people who are actually being discharged from the private sector We do not have evidence to bring to you of a substantial number of people who have been discharged against their will from the private sector . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It seems to me like the perfect time for a little humour . ’ |
| 4 | Oh , poor Travis , Leith thought , her sympathies going out to him for the terrible time he was having . |
| 5 | ‘ If it helps , his fiancée has not exactly endeared herself to anyone in the short time that she 's been here . |
| 6 | My response is not a traditional wind-up speech , because this is the hon. Lady 's debate and I am sure that she will receive the leave of the House to reply to it at the appropriate time . |
| 7 | Of all the therapies available to us at the present time , spiritual healing in whatever form it is administered is probably the most deep-acting , the most misunderstood and the least often practised . |