Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | At first the books came one at a time . |
| 32 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 33 | Erm but we 'll do the questions together as a class and I would like you to just speak one at a time , otherwise it will all get blurry . |
| 34 | If half the records on a track have to be moved one at a time , and a device revolution is required for each movement , additions can take a great deal of time . |
| 35 | — as she might have said herself at the time ) . |
| 36 | It is worth mentioning , all the same , that a time will come when a frequent absentee can be fairly dismissed and that a failure to consult him at the time of dismissal will not necessarily mean that the company will be powerless to resist an unfair dismissal claim . |
| 37 | I do n't think he meant it , looking back , but I believed him at the time . |
| 38 | He had pressed her to marry him , though he was considerably older than she was , and she had accepted him at a time of great emotional exhaustion . |
| 39 | She had accepted that he had had grounds for dismissing her at the time , considering the state of that little radio station 's finances . |
| 40 | He preferred the sort of woman who put her foot in it with grammar and things ; that way he could feel superior by correcting her at the time and having a laugh at her expense later with his male colleagues . |
| 41 | It had soon passed , but it had alarmed her at the time . |
| 42 | As I told her at the time there were several possibilities . ’ |
| 43 | It 's only one that can do it at a time we all have a role to play , we 're all part of that body are n't we that we 've looked at in some , what a lovely description it is , and some of us do n't look quite as good as the other part do we ? |
| 44 | She would n't do it at the time , because she felt the whole issue ought to be allowed to settle down . |
| 45 | because they do n't give a specific definition as to what a landlord is or a rich peasant or a middle peasant meant that how that there was a lot of flexibility within that and it 's only later that they have to reissue those two documents on how to analyze the classes which erm which had been published in nineteen thirty which they felt that you know the Party 's moving too far away , but why did n't they do it at the time ? |
| 46 | Yeah I mean if it 's somebody wanting to move a three-piece suite and just a few books , no , we 'd do it at the time . |
| 47 | Expressing yourself at the time of negative feelings means you will be less apt to hurt someone . |
| 48 | ‘ I did n't feel anything at the time , ’ he continued . |
| 49 | ‘ You should have told me at the time ! ’ |
| 50 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 51 | When taking notes it is important to write down any new words or concepts , even if you do not understand them at the time . |
| 52 | ‘ Look , I 'm terribly sorry , ’ continued Blanche , ‘ to have to come back and see you at a time like this , Mr Lancaster — ’ |
| 53 | Beechams Pills could be bought one at a time in a spill for a penny . |
| 54 | This is unavoidable , but it means that you may get the impression that they are also used one at a time . |
| 55 | Now tell me what what you 've got one at a time , starting at this end . |
| 56 | These are then interpreted one at a time , on a rule of thumb basis . |
| 57 | Indeed , I probably did n't understand her at the time . |
| 58 | England captains must not do things like that , but they had not been able to sack him at the time because of the provocation he had been under ; now that he had stepped out of line again he gave them a heaven-sent opportunity to administer the axe . |
| 59 | Mike , though he not have thought it at the time , was extremely lucky , as the aircraft hit the ground the fuselage broke open , his helmet came off , became lodged in the opening and was then crushed as the fuselage closed again . |
| 60 | But I had bought mine at a time when I 'd luckily accumulated some nice big fees , and she is just what I need , in every way . |