Example sentences of "[adv] in a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , especially in a time of unsettled orthography , it is extremely likely that current sound-changes will be admitted into writing , whatever the historical origins of the writing conventions may be . |
| 2 | It 's almost as if Hook Norton Brewery were locked away in a time warp ; even in the heart of the brewery , the steam engine which runs it is still there . |
| 3 | This is not an experiment that can ever be done , although some people assume that certain remote and isolated faunas , such as those of Australia and Madagascar , can be treated as if they were ancient , as if a trip to Australia were like a trip backwards in a time machine . |
| 4 | And that is why fashion at any level needs to capture the imagination , most particularly in a time of economic recession when the consumer is likely to have priorities more urgent than a new frock . |
| 5 | Julie 's high-achieving life seemed as if it would continue on its upward curve with her two companies both doing well in a time of recession . |
| 6 | Rich planet though Stalinvast was , real food could n't necessarily be guaranteed in a hive city , even in an Empire Hotel ; not least in a time of strife . |
| 7 | Yet in a time of " unprecedented inflation , unprecedented wage demands and an unprecedented number of strikes " ' , most groups can be considered as having limited the fall in real earnings rather than as having maintained , let alone increased them . |
| 8 | The winner of stage eight was the Australian , Patrick Jonker , who escaped from the leading break of 13 riders with a mile to go and came in 12 seconds ahead in a time of 4 hours 40 minutes 45 seconds for the 125 miles . |
| 9 | Frenchman Roger Yves Bost , a member of the French World Gold Medal winning team in 1990 , scorched round in a time more fitting to a speed class . |