Example sentences of "the time [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I choose first names , which at first sight seem to be completely uninteresting , except insofar as one anxiously awaits the frequency counts published in The Times each year to see whether one 's name is still ‘ in ’ . |
| 2 | That small part of the Doctor 's character that allowed for scepticism reminded him of all the times such naivety had landed him in trouble before . |
| 3 | It 's a sign of the times that pop-as-reinvention-of-the-self is something that resonates for fewer and fewer people in the world that is the music press readership . |
| 4 | He agreed with The Times that imprisonment at the discretion of the creditor was a really powerful engine for extracting from the debtor any property he had concealed or done away with . |
| 5 | It was clear to The Times that bankruptcy was far less of a protection to creditors than a licence to dishonest traders to speculate with other persons ' property . |
| 6 | Out of curiosity I counted the times that ‘ problem ’ cropped up in a town plan document . |
| 7 | In 1968 Brian MacArthur suggested in The Times that of the two major educational developments under the Wilson government since 1964 the movement towards a national system of comprehensive education had received most attention : ‘ yet the development of the polytechnics , some of which will start with around 5000 students , is potentially the more revolutionary ’ . |
| 8 | he says he can never remember the names , it 's the times that er |
| 9 | ‘ The comic timing of Eric Morcambe ’ The Times All events at the Assembly Rooms , Old Ship Hotel , Ship Street unless otherwise stated . |
| 10 | Other practical information which a salesperson can usefully collect includes the name and position of each key influencer and decision-maker , the times most suitable for interview , the types of competitive products previously purchased by the buying organisation , and any threats to a successful sale or special opportunities afforded by the situation . |
| 11 | And in a way it 's become easier as the times this might sound funny as the times gone on . |
| 12 | At the time all is sweetness and light . |
| 13 | At the time all the family rejoiced with him . |
| 14 | At the time all I could think was , three days — anyone can put up with anything for three days . |
| 15 | We could n't see the slightest movement in the fog , but gradually the noise of the engines diminished and died away , and the collective sigh of relief from the top of Flying Control must have had some part in the clearance of the fog , as by the time all four aircraft returned ( bomb-less ) we could actually see the 1,000 yard marker on the other side of the field . |
| 16 | By the time all these factors had been taken into account , any link between lead and impaired intelligence faded into statistical insignificance . |
| 17 | By the time all the lukals had been tied on Murti Lāl and Māilo were waiting down below , their flocks merged together quietly grazing . |
| 18 | I watched both them and Mathews closely throughout both days while he was giving evidence , and for most of the time all three of the judges had their heads and eyes down on the notes they were keeping . ’ |
| 19 | Because they had to run their local affairs , English colonies were quite different from those the Spanish , the Portuguese , the Dutch , and the French established between 1500 and 1650 , and at the time all the other European empires looked more durable than the English . |
| 20 | It is important to realize that the scope of a scheme which apparently focuses on a relatively narrow area may be quite wide by the time all fringe topics ( which are relevant to or have some impact upon the core area ) have been noted . |
| 21 | The men at the time all stood round one side while all the girls stood opposite . |
| 22 | She was beginning to wonder if she 'd misread it — got the time all wrong . |
| 23 | She had been far too busy trying to cope with the sale of the large estate , and by the time all her father 's debts had been settled there had been nothing left except the old Elizabethan Manor House . |
| 24 | Tracy was keeping an eye on the time all the time , they did n't rehearse it , none at all . |
| 25 | I mean by by the time all that happens then that 'll be next October . |
| 26 | Yeah I do it all the time all go down the dock . |
| 27 | For many people at the time such practices were regarded as immoral . |
| 28 | But most of the time such punishment is wasted because it does not produce repentance or reform . |
| 29 | However comprehensive the pre-planning of such a situation , it could be anticipated that preliminary reconnaissance , the dispositioning of appliances , the gaining of access by the very limited facilities which such premises can offer and the initiation of a co-ordinated attack of conventional equipment would take even longer and that a fire may have developed to unmanageable proportions by the time such an attack could be mounted . |
| 30 | By the time such warnings were printed , he had become addicted , he says . |