Example sentences of "by [noun pl] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although many of the poems in this volume displayed genuine wit as well as acute social observation , they passed largely unnoticed by reviewers at the time . |
| 2 | This was particularly true in the military field , as the old smooth-bore muskets were replaced by rifles at the time of the Crimean War of 1854–6 . |
| 3 | The sample will not be random , but will be selected to be representative of children in special schools for EBD in terms of social , gender distribution and behaviour problems described by teachers at the time of referral . |
| 4 | Statements made out of court , and assurances recorded by reporters at the time are likely to be inadmissible or of less value because they are " hearsay " : real witnesses must be enticed or subpoenaed to give evidence before the jury . |
| 5 | The stolen Vauxhall Cavalier was being followed by police at the time of the crash . |
| 6 | The idea put about by Ministers at the time that there would be competition in the water industry — because people would compare one region of the country with another — is unrealistic . |