Example sentences of "[noun] at the [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the future , it might be possible for us to reset our body clock to the new time zone quickly , by taking a pill containing melatonin at the appropriate time of day . |
| 2 | Although we can quickly reset our watches , our body clock takes many days to adjust , and so instructs the pineal to produce melatonin at the wrong time of day , causing jet-lag . |
| 3 | Darlington police want to speak to anyone who may have seen suspicious activity around the health authority offices at the estimated time of the incident . |
| 4 | After a peaceful settlement was reached " the Security Council members … will bring their active contribution to the settlement of the other problems of the region and , in particular , the Israeli-Arab conflict and the Palestinian problem by the convening at the appropriate time of an international conference … to secure the security , the stability and the development of this part of the world " . |
| 5 | Many neglected hedge species respond to hard pruning at the right time of year , and will quickly produce a thicket of new growth . |
| 6 | The various experiments taking place at the present time in the use of graded tests ( for example in the Borough of Croydon ) tend to show that this form of examination would , in all kinds of ways , be preferable to the system we have . |
| 7 | Earlier that year he had met a merchant from London who had money to spare and was looking for a likely speculation and Harry , being in the right place at the right time for once , had sold him the idea of investing in a privateering cruise to the Americas . |
| 8 | Basler have a knack of being in the right place at the right time for acquiring military disposals , their ramp is currently full for former Canadian Armed Forces Daks , awaiting their turn for conversion . |
| 9 | They 're the people who press all the buttons to make sure that Central 's programmes , commercials and trailers are in the right place at the right time for you to watch . |
| 10 | A lot of the work in this field is logistical : getting the right people to the right place at the right time with the right equipment . |
| 11 | The trials of the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four , provide damning evidence of the state 's corrupt disregard for the rights of innocent people unfortunate to be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong kind of Irish accent . |
| 12 | Fate had put her in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man . |
| 13 | ‘ My husband was a very good poet , as you know , but he was unlucky , one of those people who are always in the wrong place at the wrong time in his career . |
| 14 | And yet we often find that examinations take place at the very time of year when there is most likelihood of a heatwave . |
| 15 | other than in that respect it would erm it would reduce representation to mem members I would say by about forty percent at the present time before structures etcetera etcetera were sorted out . |
| 16 | Erm we perceive no need at the present time for such an exception and the borough council seem to have accepted that . |
| 17 | There seems to be far more scope at the present time for the two generations to become friends . |
| 18 | He tries to fix dates at the key time of Jesus ' birth and beginning of his ministry ( Luke 2:1 ; 3:1 ) . |
| 19 | Good advertising communicates the right message to the right people at the right time in a way that will interest or amuse them , but above all make them want to buy the product , service , or even " idea " . |
| 20 | I was n't really sure what I was doing going to listen to a programme of classical music at the uncustomary time of 10 a.m . |
| 21 | Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ? |
| 22 | 3 To ensure the patient is correctly prepared for theatre at the right time with the documentation complete . |
| 23 | She was worrying that they 'd made love at the wrong time of the month . |
| 24 | Yet on the other hand , for the counsellor to be too conscious of saying the right thing at the right time in every situation represents a state of mind that can only hamper the counselling process . |
| 25 | I will make the statement at the appropriate time to Congress . |
| 26 | Some of the Indian princes had private stations , and in China special stations were even built so that the Emperor could visit the western tombs at the appropriate time of the year . |
| 27 | He was fortunate in that he had the right doctor at the right time in the right so hospital |
| 28 | But another thing to be shown how to do it and that 's what , really what we want to try and do for the rest of the talk is to not just keep preaching at you and telling you what to do , but to show you how , so that 's the purpose of the talk from now on , now in this outline there are , I 've got about fourteen different points here and it 'll highlight ways in which we can er stay awake , what I 'm going to do is to read straight through them and then we 'll go back and pick a couple out , because it 's impossible to concentrate on the entire er amount , so we 'll do that , it 's er a number of things we can do to keep virtually awake keep up with the food at the proper time from Jehovah 's organizations that 's studying and things like that is n't it ? |
| 29 | The white burst into real form at the right time for the cup . |
| 30 | Well the advice Mrs then is if you know what variety it is and you know it 's a variety tough enough to grow outdoors like er Peregrine , then send protection at the susceptible time of the year when the blossom 's out , otherwise er if it is a tend a more tender variety we do n't think er the thing is going to survive and certainly not going to fruit . |