Example sentences of "[adj] at this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There would need to be an awful lot of call-offs before the five players untried at this level found themselves on the field at the same time , though , ’ said the coach .
2 Sir I commend to you the expert evidence relating to the historic character and I hope sir when you visit this site , although it may look very different at this moment from the way it would have done had you been able to visit it after the originally scheduled date of this enquiry , when the daffodils were out ,
3 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 .
4 Biogeographers investigating landscape change on the most recent time scale have also resorted to documentary and field evidence because palynology may not be sufficiently reliable at this scale for the studies which have been completed including those of the outer Leeward Islands ( Harris , 1965 ) , the southwest of the United States and the vegetation of Barbados 1627–1800 ( Watts , 1966 ) .
5 He did not want things to go wrong at this stage .
6 Johnny , Johnny would ask you if you did the auditing for Westminster , but , er that 's a bit wrong at this stage .
7 and what would happen to the programme it would be wrong at this point in time , to accept the paper before one knows what the is of the County Council as a whole will be .
8 Has there realy been no postings about saturdays game today ? or could there be something wrong at this end ?
9 ‘ Any team who are five points clear at this stage have to be the favourites . ’
10 How much design effort is needed in the different areas will not be clear at this stage but unless the system is very simple there are bound to be problems of overlap and of how far to arrange sub-teams by discipline , by function or by problem ( Singleton , 1987 ) .
11 It is probable that the dryopithecin apes were mainly arboreal , but it is not clear at this stage what their diet was in such an environment .
12 It is not clear at this stage what the demand for such reports will be .
13 Whether this will mean a levelling up to 65 or down to 60 is not clear at this stage .
14 I wish to make clear at this point that this kind of proof that God exists is not required in order to make the case for theism .
15 The difference between the Institute 's disciplinary role and its regulatory role should become clear at this point .
16 It was only the events afterwards that proved that it did n't work , but they were n't clear at this time
17 But there is no evidence of such a direct link between the Bootle killing and screen violence , and many people may find such speculation insensitive and distasteful at this stage .
18 Miss D'Arcy took the compliment , appreciated the censure and the mocking of Mrs Crump , and smiled the smile of the dumbly adoring at Hope , who was alerted by such a perfect response but nevertheless willing at this stage to receive it at face value .
19 Considering the number of changes associated with midlife , it is not surprising that stress is especially high at this period .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 But more than a change of personalities was complicating the American assessment of the relationship with the British at this time .
25 Needless to say I was staggered at this result .
26 Sunglasses would be popular at this time of year too . ’
27 In any event , the dog may be too nervous to allow it to run free at this stage , and to be trusted to return to you .
28 Since you 're more than a little accident prone at this time , exercise caution and be careful not to lead your owner into trouble .
29 Thus ( b ) Since positive at 25°C ( 298 K ) , the reaction is not spontaneous at this temperature .
30 Rabbits also betray their presence with freshly excavated soil outside their burrow , but they will still be cautious and elusive at this time .
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