Example sentences of "at the time " in BNC.
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| 31 | At the time I was not even listening properly . |
| 32 | ‘ And what , might I ask , sir , was he doing at the time he was talking about the bell ? ’ |
| 33 | At the time of printing it is not possible to confirm Clive Owen and Leslie Phillips will be present . |
| 34 | The actual speed at the time is usually far too slow to allow for any use of the airbrakes , but there is plenty of room ahead for a safe landing . |
| 35 | The rate at which the angle is changed must depend on the speed at the time , and this has to be judged because there is insufficient time to check the ASI . |
| 36 | Perhaps the work-load is high at the time , looking at the map and the ground for possible clues as to where they are , looking for signs of possible lift to climb in , together with all the other little worries involved in a field landing . |
| 37 | In my experience , the only occasions when I have stalled unexpectedly and known what was happening at the time , have been in very fierce stubble fires and dust devils . |
| 38 | The information provided in this leaflet is not intended to be exhaustive , but tells you the basic facts about the IUD on the basis of evidence available at the time of publication . |
| 39 | The creation of this order at the time a new Official Secrets Bill was being pushed through Parliament by an increasingly interventionist government is significant , and the idea of a senior officer 's having ‘ first read ’ of any essay to maintain the integrity of the institution manifests the importance of the legalized surveillance of allegedly dangerous material and enhances the separation of the world of control from that academic enquiry ; although its implementation is only randomly applied . |
| 40 | Like Powdermaker ( 1967 ) , who recorded fieldnotes in Mississippi only when she was away from her field data , I found I only took notes at the time if I was willing to risk begin interrogated about what I was going to do with the information I was recording . |
| 41 | Photographs of the squad taken in the early 1970s still evoke surprise in police circles , simply because they display such strong imagery of an unacceptable style , and at the time were made much of in the media , who saw the newsworthy potential of policemen in a disorderly form . |
| 42 | They had meant it to be special , but at the time , it had been dreadful , and when they began to sing Happy Birthday , Jay had burst into tears and run out of the room . |
| 43 | We first met him at an elegant hotel in the ‘ uptown ’ district of Manhattan , New York , overlooking Central park , a watering place well known to artists ( Joe Cocker also happened to be in residence at the time ) . |
| 44 | One of Leonard 's few memories of his father ( in addition to his monocle , his spats and his hair smelling of Vitalis ) is that of his reading , both privately and aloud , to him and his sister — precious moments that fired the young boy 's imagination and set him , although no one realised it at the time , in the direction of his life 's work . |
| 45 | At the time of birth , however , an angel strikes its upper lip , so causing it to forget everything that it has seen and learned . |
| 46 | It was this work , along with the subsequent brilliance of his public performances , that created his reputation as ‘ Canada 's leading young poet ’ : ‘ His virtues are his own , and they are considerable … at his best he expresses himself , sometimes whimsically , sometimes passionately , in speech which is beyond the capacity of mere formula to produce , ’ commented Allan Donaldson at the time . |
| 47 | At the time of looking up we ascribe an experience of greenness to ourselves ; we consider the experience as something being undergone by us before any decision is taken about its veridicality . |
| 48 | At the time I did n't believe him because I was n't used to hearing the truth from people 's lips , preferring to believe what I thought rather than what I heard . |
| 49 | At the time it appeared to be the most plausible perhaps . |
| 50 | No doubt there will be some who dismiss such utterances as hypocritical , asking how such views can be reconciled with the way Mr Chatrier , as President of the French Tennis Federation , worked so hard to provide Paris , in what was already a crowded autumn calendar , with what at the time was the richest official indoor tournament , other than The Masters , in terms of prize money . |
| 51 | At the time the college was specifically teaching and developing the practical skills needed to use thinnings , green and coppice timber in the design and construction of buildings and wooden products . |
| 52 | At the time of publication ( 1987 ) it listed almost 300 Holtzapffel lathes still in existence in the world with 20 per cent of them in the United States . |
| 53 | I had no specific use at the time , but I thought it would prove a handy addition to the workshop , and was delighted when my grandfather elected to purchase the tool for me . |
| 54 | They are to help pay for something you need but can not afford at the time you need it . |
| 55 | 1,607,000 pensions ( single people or couples ) in Great Britain were receiving income support at the time of the last available figures ( May 1989 ) . |
| 56 | At the time of writing , the Government 's plans are to change this system from April 1993 . |
| 57 | At the time of writing it appears that the broker in this case has gone into liquidation without making the required payment , and the couple must now turn to the Investors ' Compensation Scheme , which can pay compensation in cases where ( a ) the broker has gone into liquidation , and ( b ) the original investment was taken up about 28 August 1988 . |
| 58 | For example if a person who has £3,000 capital receives a monthly pension of £200 paid into their bank account , this should not be assessed as an increase in savings unless it remains unspent at the time the next payment is due . |
| 59 | Few carers in the study were in employment , reflecting the earnings limit which was only £12 at the time . |
| 60 | The need for proper assessment and cooperation at the time of hospital discharge is an essential preventive measure to ensure that elderly people are not discharged to inappropriate care settings . |