Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The VPP500 system features a series of 1.6 GigaFLOPS vector processors , in parallel configurations of from seven to 222 , offering performances of 11.2 to 355 GFLOPS — the nodes can be added one at a time . |
| 2 | If anaphors were to be resolved one at a time and left to right , nothing would yet have been done about ‘ him ’ , so the configurational contribution would be missed and reasoning would be inevitable . |
| 3 | You 're eliminating one at a time . |
| 4 | This suggested they had been attacked one at a time , and taken by surprise , which reinforced the verdict that two and not four men were involved . |
| 5 | If , unusually , there is no time pressure , the targets can be approached one at a time in order of their relative attractiveness . |
| 6 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 7 | Mrs Verity 's expenditure turned out to be far more than she guessed and their decisions were also affected because the bank was overcharging them for a time . |
| 8 | Moral — only ever remove one at a time so that you can see which way that have to be returned . |
| 9 | At first the books came one at a time . |
| 10 | Well Mrs Toad is having a sale in her shop + + she has laid out her caish + cash register + + an' a number of pots of tea + + it 's gon na be a special sale because + + so she has th' + a sign up saying + prices are slashed + so she hopes lots of customers will be coming along + to visit her + + while she ‘ s waiting for customers + she goes about setting out the rest of + of the shop + + for things in the sale + + an ’ she brings on + large cans of tin + of tea + + for + she can only carry one at a time + so she walks on with one and puts it on the counter + + |
| 11 | Erm but we 'll do the questions together as a class and I would like you to just speak one at a time , otherwise it will all get blurry . |
| 12 | If half the records on a track have to be moved one at a time , and a device revolution is required for each movement , additions can take a great deal of time . |
| 13 | He had pressed her to marry him , though he was considerably older than she was , and she had accepted him at a time of great emotional exhaustion . |
| 14 | Now I had never before tried to regress anyone to a time when they were under the influence of anaesthetic , but I decided to do so on this occasion . |
| 15 | It 's only one that can do it at a time we all have a role to play , we 're all part of that body are n't we that we 've looked at in some , what a lovely description it is , and some of us do n't look quite as good as the other part do we ? |
| 16 | In order to appreciate something which is above and beyond ourselves we have to rid ourselves for a time of our sophistication and , in the words of Jesus Christ , become as little children again . |
| 17 | ‘ Look , I 'm terribly sorry , ’ continued Blanche , ‘ to have to come back and see you at a time like this , Mr Lancaster — ’ |
| 18 | Beechams Pills could be bought one at a time in a spill for a penny . |
| 19 | This is unavoidable , but it means that you may get the impression that they are also used one at a time . |
| 20 | Now tell me what what you 've got one at a time , starting at this end . |
| 21 | These are then interpreted one at a time , on a rule of thumb basis . |
| 22 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 23 | But I had bought mine at a time when I 'd luckily accumulated some nice big fees , and she is just what I need , in every way . |
| 24 | London Transport held very strong views in favour of standardization , so when in 1936 , the ex-Croydon cars were due for an annual overhaul and relicensing , they were withdrawn one at a time and replaced by E/1 Class cars between October 1936 and January 1937 . |
| 25 | We regret having to disturb you at a time when you are busy , but the matter is important . ’ |
| 26 | conclude on the basis of recent work on tachistoscopic word recognition that , at least with single-syllable words exposed one at a time to left or right visual hemifield , artefacts due to directional scanning contribute little if anything to hemifield asymmetry . |
| 27 | It only takes one at a time . |
| 28 | For this reason , cards should be exchanged one at a time and with some care . |
| 29 | if possible you want to avoid that , so you do n't want to , and , and you certainly do n't want to leave it until a time when you have been taken sick and you ca n't do anything about it . |
| 30 | If it did not exist , would anyone trouble to invent it at a time when , from the Atlantic to the Urals , socialism in all its manifestations is losing the argument to liberal capitalism ? |