Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understood that the companies set out in Schedule 2 , are , other than ABC GmbH and ABC Corp , wholly owned subsidiaries of ABC and will remain so at the time of the acquisition of ABC . |
| 2 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
| 3 | I mean , I did n't think so at the time but when I think of it you know , and later when I came back after the war we , oh my God ! |
| 4 | No , it sound a good idea if it do n't fall apart nearer the time . |
| 5 | It does grow less from the time her grown-up children leave the home and this crisis , which often happens quite early in life , often disturbs her very badly ; but still she does not see herself thrown into total idleness and her role of grandmother brings her fresh possibilities . |
| 6 | If they wish to cancel any of the rooms allocated they must do so within the time limit set by the hotel or they will be billed for them . |
| 7 | However , things will improve dramatically around the time of the New Moon in Gemini on June 1 , when offers or invitations will prove rather tempting . |
| 8 | Looking into the crystal ball , there now seems the prospect that the New Zealand XV ( after a mid-week warm-up ) will improve considerably by the time of the second ‘ test ’ . |
| 9 | These Koi may not look much at the time you part with your cash , but then , certain varieties never show their full potential until they are mature . |
| 10 | And is it quite regular hours or do you work all over the time ? |
| 11 | I 've never been into virtual reality but as I guess I 'm on the younger side of your readership at 18 I bet it will feature strongly by the time I enter the working world . |
| 12 | This may cost more at the time but could save a good deal of money in the long run . |
| 13 | Ground fighting has been limited to sporadic artillery exchanges , and a handful of patrol clashes ; but this situation may change massively by the time this issue goes on sale . |
| 14 | So I do n't go outside by the time you 've finished . |
| 15 | ‘ For purely practical reasons we do not permit debates in either House to be cited : it would add greatly to the time and expense involved in preparing cases involving the construction of a statute if counsel were expected to read all the debates in Hansard , and it would often be impracticable for counsel to get access to at least the older reports of debates in Select Committees of the House of Commons ; moreover , in a very large proportion of cases such a search , even if practicable , would throw no light on the question before the court . |
| 16 | " The Four Points were the most celebrated diplomatic achievement of the Crimean war " , but did not seem so at the time they were agreed because Nicholas had just begun withdrawing his forces from the Danubian Principalities . |
| 17 | So to the middle-aged man who came up to me in the car park and confessed that in the fifth form he had been silently in love with me — why did n't he say so at the time ? |
| 18 | But , says his co-worker Dr David Morgan , if Allison thought that this was due to the production of free-oxygen radicals , ‘ He certainly did not say so at the time . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Then why on earth did n't you say so at the time ? ’ |