Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the Duchamp brothers were at this time passionately interested in mathematics ; Jacques Villon was engaged in reading Leonardo 's Trattato della Pittura , while Marcel Duchamp was a close friend of an amateur mathematician named Maurice Princet , so that it is not surprising that they should have been responsible for introducing a more scientific note into Cubist discussions . |
| 2 | Salmon , who was an intimate friend of Picasso 's at this time , described a few years later his restless state of mind : ‘ Picasso was unsettled . |
| 3 | The Spanish writer Gomez de la Serna , a friend of Picasso 's at this time and an habitué of the Bateau Lavoir during his visits to Paris , recalls that Picasso 's walls there were decorated with reproductions of El Grecos . |
| 4 | Napoleon was at this time trying to push the Russians into war with Turkey , and Czartoryski , aware of this , had no wish to see Russia involved on Serbia 's side in a conflict with the sultan . |
| 5 | Gorbachev was at this time on an official visit to West Germany , which was curtailed somewhat in view of domestic developments . |
| 6 | FRIENDS WERE WORRIED ABOUT HOW POOR THE ASHLEYS WERE AT THIS TIME BUT THE CHILDREN ARE WEARING MATCHING SWEATERS . |
| 7 | The draughtsmen were by this time becoming separated from the engineers , in that specialization which was such a feature of all aspects of life in the age of science . |
| 8 | Now the Chancellor is at this time usually an ecclesiastic , commonly a bishop , and , as such , interested in , and , at least in his own opinion , a good judge of questions of morality or ‘ conscience ’ . |
| 9 | The Franco-Prussian war was at this time still a recent memory , and German mathematicians quickly suspected that nationalistic sentiment lay behind the accusations directed at their adopted son . |
| 10 | She was amazed how much easier the tube journey to Mornington Crescent was at this time of the day . |
| 11 | It was empty , Jo was by this time awake ( having crept earlier to bed ) , but she did n't move for fear of her father 's anger interpreting his shouts of rage , she gathered that her mother was gone and realising what damage he could consequently do to her and her baby , she knew that she had to escape . |
| 12 | Many people were by this time weary of the various attempts to find a satisfactory form of government and they believed the return of the monarchy was the best solution . |
| 13 | Bernard and Laura nearly became victims of their own success at this point ; with the great increase in turnover ( sales were by this time around £100,000 a year ) , the company was falling into the near inevitable trap of a young , fast-growing business . |
| 14 | Many members of the British cabinet were by this time reluctant to make peace on any terms short of a glorious victory , but after tortuous negotiations Austria , France and Britain agreed the " Four Points " on 27 July / 8 August 1854 . |
| 15 | She and Miki took to the stage again with Ministry , Miki sporting a rockerific white flying V. If I can remember correctly , Howard our manager was by this time on all fours with a bottle of tequila clutched firmly between his mitts — but this is what we pay him for . |
| 16 | As a result Camberwell was at this time one of the most fertile art schools in Britain . |
| 17 | The Czech orchestra were by this time a pretty good ensemble , and have just the right timbre and tonal blend for Dvořák . |
| 18 | Nathan is behind this time which means I can have the occasional shouted conversation with Tony . |
| 19 | Vlasov was by this time fully aware of the likely fate of his army , many of whom had grisly crimes to answer for ; however , he himself refused to take an opportunity to escape to Spain . |
| 20 | Henry Newbolt was at this time Hewlett 's neighbour in Wiltshire , and it seems to have been at this Christmas time that Hewlett took Pound to see Newbolt , who figures elsewhere in Canto 80 : |
| 21 | Bulgaria 's effective government was from this time in the hands of a Regency under Stambouloff . |
| 22 | ‘ Imshi ’ Mason was at this time the leading ‘ ace ’ of the Middle East theatre , having been credited with over 15 victories by the end of January 1941 . |
| 23 | Consider policy should be for all nationals , ie persons born within pre-1939 frontier of an Allied country , to be handed over to Ally concerned This final sentence underlined how keen Eighth Army was by this time to " clear the decks " in its area . |
| 24 | It appeared that Princess Anne was not one of her admirers , and though Princess Anne 's views were at this time usually rather criticised this was something for the press to get its teeth into . |
| 25 | Despite some disappointments , the general progress of science was by this time undoubted , and a source of pride even to those not connected with it . |
| 26 | Greg was by this time at University , and Shanti missed him very much . |
| 27 | Mr Cubbage was by this time almost demented , he had to know Coleen 's decision , so he wrote an impassioned letter begging her to accept his proposal of marriage . |
| 28 | Obbligato instruments were by this time also being used in much more modest works , such as the Concerti Ecclesiastici ( Venice , 1608 ) of the Ferrarese Archangelo Crotti which actually include a ‘ Sonata sopra Sancta Maria ’ humbly anticipating the famous one in Monteverdi 's Vespers . |
| 29 | Young , single middle class women were by this time engaging in paid work outside the home . |
| 30 | Quails ( 16:13 ) : twice a year the common quail 's migration route takes it across the region where the Israelites were at this time . |