Example sentences of "[adv] at [noun] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a go at reading Hansard , both truths will force themselves on you , piercing the tedium , loquaciousness and tomfoolery of MPs , especially at question time . |
| 2 | After receiving a government post ( in 1813 ) he seems to have felt bound to repay the debt of obligation by political services , especially at election times . |
| 3 | Having acted in a Conservative manner , especially at election times , one starts to take oneself for a Conservative ( i.e. Bem , 1967 ) . |
| 4 | The reader will not , however , begrudge the author 's serendipity which , especially at election time , succeeded in extracting for him the following from Smollett 's Humphrey Clinker ( 1771 ) : I know nothing so abject as the behaviour of a man canvassing for a seat in Parliament . |
| 5 | The fact remains that while Mossad is the honoured guest of the American government in Washington , especially at election time , the entire UN General Assembly had to be air-lifted to Geneva to hear what Arafat had to say . |
| 6 | He was incapable of entering any room quietly , especially at breakfast time . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , in light of the increasing loads on the major route between Jersey and Guernsey , especially at peak times during the summer , a Shorts 360 was acquired from Maersk , gaining the registration G- OAAS . |
| 8 | His family were a captive audience , especially at meal times , which were central to their day . |
| 9 | We may be an enlightened society but I 'm sure many people do n't want to sit through graphic descriptions of a certain type of sanitary towel — especially at meal times . |
| 10 | She says Celest is sometimes very talkative … especially at meal times . |
| 11 | She says Celest is sometimes very talkative … especially at meal times . |
| 12 | York ham commands a high price and is much sought after , especially at Christmas time . |
| 13 | Suddenly , I became very wary , especially at bath times , when I 'd refuse to dry them like I used to . |
| 14 | The sitting-room has glazed sliding-front china cases , electrically lit on either side … the staircase window , or rather glass wall , has fringed curtains in green and white , illuminated from below at night time . ’ |
| 15 | And you used to have what they call a wick in it you know to light it and turn it down at night time and blow it out down the . |
| 16 | Parents : Help when they 're put to the test Maggie Drummond offers hints on helping children knuckle down at exam time |
| 17 | when you came down at dinner time , when you came charging into the common room . |
| 18 | It can also examine timetables to ensure that bus companies operate not only at peak times but at midday or at other times when people wish to travel to doctors , hospitals or services that may be situated in the centres of population in cities and towns . |
| 19 | Immediate Past National President and his lady , and were showered with cards and letters of good wishes during their conference and take this opportunity to thank all their friends and colleagues for their support and friendship , not only at conference time but throughout their year of office . |
| 20 | Oh funny thing I was having a look at one of Carrie 's , she 's got the Radio Times which we do n't get , only at Christmas time . |
| 21 | Dennis McCarthy on Afternoon Special from two till half four Alan Clifford at tea time in for John Simons from half four until seven o'clock at tea time later . |
| 22 | Dr Hill said : ‘ Children who wished they were thinner reported that they were significantly more likely to refuse food because they were worried about their weight , to try to eat less at meal times and deliberately to eat slimming foods . ’ |
| 23 | It 's really confusing , cos kids are they 'll all of been in at play time today wo n't they ? |
| 24 | ‘ Slices of pizza in boxes , hot and ready to eat , would go down really well here with all the people that come in at lunch times from the colleges and offices around . ’ |
| 25 | R ( part time pupil who comes in at lunch time ) seemed quite placid , so was easier to control ; alas when dinner was presented he announced it was ‘ finished ’ without tasting it . |
| 26 | I mean if the fe if the ferries were like early sort of bo got you in at lunch time |
| 27 | I was let out between eight and half-past in the morning , locked back in at dinner time , let out to do the washing up and scrub the kitchen floor in the afternoon , and then locked up again . |
| 28 | Oh I was playing up and they chucked me out the class or something and I had to stay in at dinner time . |
| 29 | I mean some of them at the going in at dinner time and have a couple , three pints it do n't hit them does it ? |
| 30 | I du n no I just , I was coming in at dinner time and there was a , a double decker bus with all its front smashed in , the wall fell over |