Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This relatively low figure no doubt results from the programme being broadcast at a time that is inconvenient to many viewers . |
| 2 | That submission was made at a time when I was sch not scheduled to be present at this enquiry , and was not present . |
| 3 | There is an exemption contained in s23(5) which applies where the holding was acquired at a time when the prohibition did not apply ( ie before the reverse takeover ) but subsequently the holder falls within the prohibition ( ie on the reverse takeover offer becoming unconditional ) . |
| 4 | When a member of the Royal Family becomes pregnant , an announcement is made at a time of their choosing . ’ |
| 5 | Because only one record is examined at a time , it is possible to test the descriptors against very complex Boolean conditions , expressed in terms of the descriptors desired by the user , to obtain a match . |
| 6 | Functional groups were designated by suffixes ( prefixes were not required , because only one functional group was considered at a time ) . |
| 7 | Because of problems with disparate styles of music , however , an occasional Sunday afternoon service is held at a time when white people who are committed to this kind of outreach are free to attend . |
| 8 | Once colour is knitted at a time and you change colour every two rows . |
| 9 | On the other hand , the doctor would probably be in breach of his duty if it could be shown that the patient 's request was made at a time when he was demonstrably and predictably suffering from a temporary condition which made his judgment unreliable . |
| 10 | If the tenant is let into possession or the lease is completed at a time that makes this inconvenient , the commencement date should be back-dated to a convenient date . |
| 11 | The summit was held at a time when the internal and external relations of a number of the SAARC members were in a state of turmoil . |
| 12 | Only a single kid is born at a time ; twins are extremely rare . |
| 13 | The Labour government was elected at a time when Keynesian economics was moving towards being accepted as economic orthodoxy . |
| 14 | The report is published at a time of intense debate between EC member countries about the future of agricultural subsidies . |
| 15 | They are actually all for and b =8/3 but various values of P. In each case the integration was started at a time sufficiently earlier than the start of the trace that the choice of initial conditions is not having a large direct effect . |
| 16 | Interesting , then , that his book was published at a time when the Western world was still recoiling after the oil sheikhs ' first shock to our system . |
| 17 | His company , a family business , was recently sold against his wishes and the British Steel Challenge was announced at a time when he was looking for a complete change of direction . |
| 18 | The 1927 powers of detention were conferred at a time of enormous concern about the high birth rate of mental defectives and the supposed decline in the ‘ national intelligence ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ This must take place in the early hours of the morning in order that the narcotic is delivered at a time when there is little public activity . |
| 20 | Because income support was introduced at a time when there would otherwise have been an increase in supplementary benefits , and because transitional protection has been provided for some groups of claimants who have been transferred to income support , the Government claims that relatively few people suffered an actual cut in benefit in April 1988 . |
| 21 | Such information implies a distance of 16 thousand million light years and that the galaxy is seen at a time 83% of the way back to the Big Bang . |
| 22 | The Governor , John Thomas-Ferrand explains how the prison was designed at a time when women did not work in all-male prisons , now 20% are women , yet they do not have their own shower facilities , for example . |
| 23 | The Governor , John Thomas-Ferrand explains how the prison was designed at a time when women did not work in all-male prisons , now 20% are women , yet they do not have their own shower facilities , for example . |