Example sentences of "place [prep] a time [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | His 1939 journey took place at a time when anti-British sentiments were beginning to reach Hadhramaut from Cairo and there was increasing criticism of the privileges of sayyid rulers . |
| 2 | The controversy which surrounded these events , and which periodically exercised the District Executive and enlivened the District Council , took place at a time when tutor-organisers were less established figures than they were to be in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 3 | Early trials of the new drug took place at a time when the transplantation of kidneys and other organs was being vigorously investigated . |
| 4 | If the relocation takes place at a time when it is important for a child to complete a course of education , e.g. GCE examinations , the company will pay reasonable board and lodging costs for the child up to a maximum of £200 per month for the remainder of that school term or until all examinations are complete within that academic year . |
| 5 | ‘ He sent a message to the governor explaining that the thefts continued to take place at a time when the firm had transferred me to England for a period of six months . |
| 6 | Ideally , further education activities should take place at a time when the qualified staff can most easily be spared . |
| 7 | True , but in some cases that did not amount to all that much , and while inter-war legislation obviously provided the experience for the post-war Planning Acts which followed , the development of statutory land-use control took place at a time when particular environmental changes seemed to be little affected by formal planning powers . |
| 8 | This should take place at a time when the individual is able to engage in detailed discussion . |
| 9 | The withdrawal of most full-time students ' entitlement to those benefits took place at a time when substantial additional resources were being made available to students through the education system . |
| 10 | Press criticism inspired by certain currents within the FLN meanwhile accused the government of having played " Russian roulette " with the country 's future by allowing the elections to take place at a time when an Islamist win likely . |
| 11 | This left-wing revival among the electorate took place at a time when some devoted socialists were becoming disillusioned with the prospects of actually accomplishing any sort of social revolution during the war itself . |
| 12 | The areas enclosed in the south of the county were on average larger than those in the east , so it is likely that enclosure there took place at a time when conditions were more conducive to the practice . |
| 13 | As a result , the purchaser can now be held responsible for all dismissal claims by employees dismissed in connection with the sale even if the dismissals took place at a time earlier than literally " immediately before " the transfer . |