Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I repeat that there is no need for any school budget in Northumberland to be cut at a time when its overall expenditure can increase by 5.4 per cent . |
| 2 | Typically a multi-speaker recognition system , the only sort that is going to be acceptable to users , will allow between 20 and 30 words to be recognised at a time with a success rate of around 85 to 90% . |
| 3 | I take note of what my Hon. Friend says : it is a great pity if any parish church has to be locked at a time when members of the public may wish to enter it . |
| 4 | His father had thought it would be a good idea to ask for the boats to be blessed at a time when Whitby Harbour was crowded with the big Scottish fleet which was following the herring as they moved south . |
| 5 | Education is often the first to be squeezed at a time of cuts . |