Example sentences of "of [art] time the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the time the narrative is weighed down by the Boehemer 's perceived seriousness of the subject matter — politics , race and violence in South Africa give new meaning to the phrase ‘ well-worn themes ’ — so that the characters are simply vehicles for the points she wants to make . |
| 2 | ‘ Dierdriu and the courtiers slept all of the time the Princess was held captive inside the Dark Ireland . |
| 3 | A blustery wind made control very difficult and for too much of the time the ball was high in the air . |
| 4 | Because some of the time the candidate has to be some of the other things as well . |
| 5 | From then until the suspension of elections during the first world war the Labour Party ( as it now was ) and Municipal Alliance fought with roughly equal strength for municipal control , and indirectly for parliamentary seats , although for most of the time the Alliance retained power . |
| 6 | For most of the time the west coast of South America is bathed in relatively cool waters — around 24°C . |
| 7 | To be fair to the scientists of the time the brain , as it appears when freshly removed from the skull , is hardly an appealing or inspiring sight ! |
| 8 | It must be remembered that in most cases for most of the time the function of the judge with the help of the jury if there is one ) is to ascertain the facts . |
| 9 | Much of the time the problem is eased by set rules for encounters and by rituals . |
| 10 | They travelled all that day without a break , and for most of the time the sun beat down on them with fiery intensity . |
| 11 | You ALWAYS get different figures quoted — OK , most of the time the difference is little … but why ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| 12 | A lot of the time the Thing was simply repeating the woman 's own words back at her . |
| 13 | Most of the time the class members understand me and sometimes I even understand myself ! |
| 14 | For most of the time the estuary is a huge sand spit here which make an ideal feeding ground for estuary birds — look out for oystercatchers and herons . |
| 15 | but er , I think most of the time the wedding in here is much more geared for how the bride look like and photographer , it is all the time for four hours , how you stand , it 's nothing normal , noth nothing natural , nothing |
| 16 | Although most of the time the energy not carried by the electron was taken away by an everyday massless neutrino , sometimes it was carried by a neutrino that weighed a comparatively large 17 keV . |
| 17 | Most of the time the organization is no more than a collection of loosely coupled individuals and groups . |
| 18 | Most of the time the learner will be understood , but identified as an out-group member . |
| 19 | As Stoker and Wilson note ( 1986 , p. 292 ) while ‘ over many issues and for much of the time the group may simply endorse decisions taken elsewhere , at the very least senior councillors and officers must be careful not to offend the core political values and commitments of backbenchers ’ . |
| 20 | The brain is so good at filling in , that although most of the time the bulk of our image is blurred and lacks detail and colour , we do not realise it . |
| 21 | Most of the time the president works through other people . |
| 22 | Madam Deputy Speaker I only wanted to make a short intervention er er on this point and I think I will return to it from time to time because it is a perennial , annual problem of every time the minister introduces a a rule and regulation we can understand it 's extremely useful and how can one say that er regulations about fraud are not useful , it 's just the culture of our country has been besieged by these rules and regulations and I 'm surprised that anybody can actually make any profit or do any business simply because of the weight of officialdom and the weight of rules and regulations which prevents them from getting above er the the surface . |