Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As usual for this time in the evening , it 's very very hectic indeed there . |
| 2 | Clinical measurements were becoming popular about this time , and many interesting things were being discovered as a result of this more quantitative approach . |
| 3 | It was all so different from this time last year , when the sun shone brightly and millions crammed sands from Bournemouth to Blackpool . |
| 4 | Production remains linear over this time suggesting good viability , and all experiments were completed within a two hour incubation period . |
| 5 | The situation in England was quite different at this time , and illustrates the principle that the horizons of what scholars are prepared to believe about musical performance in the past can be set by what their contemporaries among performers are able to provide . |
| 6 | It was only the events afterwards that proved that it did n't work , but they were n't clear at this time |
| 7 | As I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware , the reason for that is that the demand for gas oil , which is equivalent to diesel , is high at this time of the year because it is used for heating . |
| 8 | I accept that , at present , they are high — only slightly below unleaded petrol prices — but , as the hon. Gentleman knows , that is because the demand for gas oil , which is equivalent to diesel , is high at this time of year as it is used for heating and high demand tends to push up prices . |
| 9 | He says that the coal is for domestic use , and is being used to suppliment british supplies because demand is high at this time of year . |
| 10 | March is often a windy month and because the winds are unsteady at this time of year there is always a chance of very changeable weather from day to day . |
| 11 | But more than a change of personalities was complicating the American assessment of the relationship with the British at this time . |
| 12 | Sunglasses would be popular at this time of year too . ’ |
| 13 | Since you 're more than a little accident prone at this time , exercise caution and be careful not to lead your owner into trouble . |
| 14 | Rabbits also betray their presence with freshly excavated soil outside their burrow , but they will still be cautious and elusive at this time . |
| 15 | The park 's empty at this time of day before the kids are let out of school . |
| 16 | Even from the kerb in the gloom the guard 's shrugs and humorously uplifted eyes are visible as he declines to telephone the duty officer , ring a British Committee office empty at this time of night , break the sacred sleep of anyone else on the telephone list . |
| 17 | The top of the hill was empty at this time of day . |
| 18 | It can be pretty horrendous at this time of the evening . ’ |
| 19 | All these thoughts seem right and proper at this time but , when all is said and done , might not much of the above be applied to any institution ? |
| 20 | It should be clear by this time that if there is one critical statement entirely and absolutely wrong , it is the one quoted at the start of this chapter , about The Lord of the Rings not being ‘ moulded by some controlling vision of things which is at the same time its raison d'être' . |
| 21 | ‘ I was cold and wet by this time , but after a tour of inspection I found the house was deserted . |
| 22 | The Duke and Duchess were old by this time and salvation uppermost on the Duke 's mind , it would seem . |
| 23 | Said well I think it 's quite warm for this time of year December like . |
| 24 | The term ‘ nuclear ’ rather than ‘ atomic ’ is appropriate from this time onwards because the first American hydrogen bomb was tested in November 1952 . |
| 25 | phrases such as ‘ Korea is a dagger pointed at the heart of Japan ’ were commonly used to denote Korea 's strategic significance , and of all the varying motivations governing Japanese policy in Asia it was the issue of national defence which was most crucial at this time . |
| 26 | I have no doubt that these three great creations represent the work if not of one artist at least of one school ; possibly Argos or Sicyon , both prominent at this time . |
| 27 | Doubtless this view is influenced by the fact that children 's reading ability is more limited at this time . |
| 28 | Mr Sutherland said the waters were dangerous at this time of year and contained almost no haddock . |
| 29 | The Routeburn is a popular track and was very crowded at this time of year . |
| 30 | But speaking about the possible loss of a new community centre , she added : ‘ The parish council have reluctantly taken the view that the Junior School is paramount at this time but , should land values improve by the time the site is actually sold , the community centre should still be a possibility . |