Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He visited the home of Simon Peter , was supported by well-to-do people and never encouraged Zacchaeus to dispose of the whole of his wealth at the time when he returned money to those he had cheated . |
| 2 | Mrs Kennerley sent a copy of the letter to his campaign team as proof of his patriotism at the time . |
| 3 | ‘ Michel said I reminded him of his audience at the time when he made speeches . |
| 4 | In the following sentence the narrator comments on what happened a week later than the time of the lady 's speech , from the point of view of his context at the time of writing his contribution to the novel , In a week afterwards … |
| 5 | Leaving aside the issue of his sincerity at the time , his statement has lived on to become a condemnation of his fellow Republican Ronald Reagan , who is guilty of the most alarming lapse of self-restraint in the history of American environmental management . |
| 6 | For the present we may note that every person is considered to start life with a ‘ domicile or origin ’ , which will be , as a rule , the domicile of his father at the time of his birth ; and that this domicile of origin continues until it is shown that some other domicile has been acquired , and is restored whenever an acquired domicile is lost without the acquisition of another . |
| 7 | But his alibi stood up , He was with his girl-friend at the time of the crime . |
| 8 | ( 4 ) ( a ) Where a member of a recognised body dies the recognised body shall ensure that any shares registered in his name at the time of his death are within twelve months of his death registered in the name of a solicitor or a recognised body or ( where permitted by paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) ( i ) of this Rule ) a registered foreign lawyer or ( where the recognised body is a company limited by shares ) are acquired by the recognised body itself . |
| 9 | ( 4 ) ( a ) Where a member of a recognised body dies the recognised body shall ensure that any shares registered in his name at the time of his death are within twelve months of his death registered in the name of a solicitor or a recognised body or ( where permitted by paragraph ( 2 ) ( a ) ( i ) of this Rule ) a registered foreign lawyer or ( where the recognised body is a company limited by shares ) are acquired by the recognised body itself . |
| 10 | Among the few papers in his possession at the time of his death were some manuscript notes in which he was evidently attempting to develop his earlier skit , ‘ The Hopkin Syndicate ’ . |
| 11 | Now , he does n't say anything about penis envy in , in putting that forward and I do n't know whether penis envy was in his mind at the time he wrote those words and even if I asked him today , he probably would n't admit it . |
| 12 | Prominent in his thinking at the time was Wilhelm Reich , the advocate of the practice of free love , which he believed would bring all power systems crashing to the ground . |
| 13 | Mr Palmer told the court that Mr Browning admitted being in his car at the time of the killing . |
| 14 | According to his solicitor at the time Nicholas was ‘ bitterly disappointed with the verdict because he is not a violent man . ’ |
| 15 | How well he is able to cope with the situation will depend partly on his age at the time and partly on how carefully the adults around him handle the situation . |
| 16 | I was actually living on his farm at the time . |
| 17 | Most of the neighbours were craftsmen of one sort or another — a shoemaker , a signwriter and a builder appear in the commercial directories for 1881 — though at least one master mariner was using Cumberland Street as his land-base at the time . |
| 18 | November 14 , 1968 A writ and statement of claim was issued claiming damages against Mr Sugden only , alleging that his wife was driving as his agent at the time of the accident . |
| 19 | He was signing an autograph for his killer at the time . |
| 20 | With this scene of confusion before his eyes it seems unlikely that he would have contemplated using any wheeled transport , even supposing that it had been available for his use at the time . |
| 21 | We simply were n't aware of what was going through his mind at the time . ’ |
| 22 | Elgar was n't allowed a dog by his wife at the time and he sort of adopted Dan and was fascinated by him . |