Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] at a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bank can not predict which of its customers wish to withdraw or deposit money on any given day ; a travel firm can not control which of its package tours will be booked at a particular time . |
| 2 | Such policies can not work , because cuts have to be made at a difficult time and even more jobs are lost . |
| 3 | Can it be done at a different time ? |
| 4 | A call can be booked in advance with the operator to be connected at a specified time . |
| 5 | Sergeants and Inspectors know almost exactly where an officer can be found at a certain time , and woe betide the constable who keeps his superior officer waiting . |
| 6 | The rounds usually follow a regular delivery pattern so that the meal will generally be delivered at a regular time . |
| 7 | One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter . |
| 8 | These should still be kept at a regular time , because if you vary the routine too widely the dog is likely to become restless . |
| 9 | Kessel ( 1965 ) has suggested a limit to the amount of tablets that could be dispensed at a given time , and in some areas chemist shop assistants are instructed to refer customers to senior staff when large amounts of tablets are being requested . |