Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] this time " in BNC.

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1 It had been realised by this time that , even if polythene did not fit into the then accepted mould for plastics , which tended to be glassy substances like polystyrene and Perspex , it might still be useful .
2 Yeah , actually se , I sa , actually she said oh what , have you been walking into this time ?
3 Dumenil fund managers have called in accountants Touche Ross to investigate the pricing problems and say they are ‘ optimistic ’ that they will be resolved within this time frame but are giving ‘ no guarantees ’ .
4 Resigned to being detained for several minutes , Melissa forced herself to be pleasant , making suitable replies to his comments on the weather and agreeing that it was a bit unsettled , that frost was still likely to be a problem but was only to be expected at this time of year .
5 A very low-fat start to the day is tomatoes or mushrooms on a slice of wholemeal toast ; and the baked bean must not be forgotten at this time of day .
6 Eggs are laid down in the autumn and a good digestible protein-rich diet , such as earthworms , should be fed at this time in order to encourage early spawning .
7 The other divers were nowhere to be seen at this time , which made for an extremely dangerous situation in the open ocean .
8 Can you find out about any others that can be seen at this time of year ?
9 There is legitimate concern that the meeting decided that little could be done at this time we might be able to contribute to the campaign at a later stage .
10 ( It will have to be moved at this time in any case ) .
11 I 'm ready when you want I 'm going to this time daddy .
12 The president acknowledged that ground convoys are the best way to deliver aid , but said the airdrops were ‘ a temporary measure , designed to address the immediate needs of isolated areas that can not be reached at this time by ground . ’
13 It is a knitting system that should be considered as temporary storage area for patterns that are to be knitted at this time .
14 Note , that MODULE7 , MODULE9 and LFPACK2 are not to be entered at this time .
15 The whole place must be flattened by this time .
16 The Council has therefore reached the view that a formal scheme should not be introduced at this time but that members should be encouraged to take young intrants into their offices if they are able to do so , and the Council therefore recommends members to consider whether they can offer this facility to young people in their areas .
17 No one knew where he 'd gone ; everyone was worried sick ; and by the look of her , Shirley Brown was worried the sickest : what could a man be doing at this time of night , for heaven 's sake ?
18 Whilst poor Millie , far from playing cello concertos at the Festival Hall , or leading archaeological expeditions to Asia Minor , or whatever she was expected to be doing by this time , is …
19 No direct light should be provided at this time , as the fry are light sensitive for the first week after hatching .
20 Any foods left uneaten must be removed after this time .
21 If the original Application Form indicates that the parents are also interested in an Assisted Place the appropriate forms will be issued at this time .
22 The 1031 annal on Cnut 's visits to Rome and Scotland could have been inserted at this time too .
23 Parler brought with him the influence of the Cologne school and , though only the choir and chapels with part of the south façade were completed at this time , it is interesting to compare , both on exterior and interior , the work of Matthias on the lower part and Parler on the upper ( 532 and 533 ) .
24 This strategy of inculcation and for more explicit interventions into the flow of subjective responses , experiences , and pleasures , had a great deal in common with the programme for a renewed Liberalism being developed at this time by L. T. Hobhouse :
25 However , some excellent studies were done at this time , many using fieldwork techniques and participant observation rather than surveys .
26 It was not just in the treatment of syphilis that advances were being made at this time .
27 He brought his ballad finished ’ , we hardly need to be reminded that The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , Christabel , and other poems were being written at this time .
28 The Pacifics were used at this time on the Nottingham to Marylebone semi-fasts but they were to be transferred away as the rundown of the GC got underway .
29 But contraceptive techniques were improving throughout this time and successive marriage cohorts were more likely to use contraception ( table 4.2 ) and use it more effectively than before ( Rowntree and Pierce 1961 , Langford 1976 , Cartwright 1978 , Dunnell 1979 ) .
30 Investigation of town plans reveals that many cities were growing at this time ; the records reveal increasing long-distance trade ; in the Mediterranean there was a growth of the commerce of the Italian cities so striking that Professor Lopez has labelled it and its northern counterpart ‘ the commercial revolution ’ .
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