Example sentences of "it at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fairy Grandmarina appears , and gives Alicia a magic fishbone that will bring her whatever she wishes for ‘ provided she wishes for it at the right time ’ . |
| 2 | So we need to get the word of God , go out with it at the right time and leave it with people . |
| 3 | ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’ |
| 4 | He proved how difficult this feat is by failing to repeat it at the second time of asking . |
| 5 | It was urged , on the one hand , that public opinion was not yet ready for the abolition of capital punishment and that it would be particularly unwise to abolish it at the present time when there was an abnormal amount of robbery with violence . |
| 6 | He also said he had no desire to tackle the principle of comprehensive education : ‘ I do n't see any need for it at the present time . |
| 7 | My response is not a traditional wind-up speech , because this is the hon. Lady 's debate and I am sure that she will receive the leave of the House to reply to it at the appropriate time . |
| 8 | Other examples in the Renaissance include the malcontent who haunts the very power structure which has alienated him , seeking reinscription within it but at the same time demystifying it , operating within and subverting it at the same time ; the revengers whose actions constitute an even more violent bid for reinscription within the very society which has alienated and dispossessed them ; the assertive women , the ‘ women on top ’ described by Natalie Zemon Davis who simultaneously appropriate , exploit , and undermine masculine discourse . |
| 9 | Tokenism , as this ‘ women 's season ’ showed , can be useful in that as well as making a gesture towards ‘ minority ’ interest it at the same time betokened the absence of women 's film on television which it sought to undo . |
| 10 | If you want one , we can do it at the same time as the valuation , at a reduced fee , but we must be told at the outset . |
| 11 | Using a small amount of bleach to clean lavatories probably wo n't do any harm , but avoid using it at the same time as other materials ; dangerous chlorine could be released . |
| 12 | To and fro , weaving , sometimes tied back to the point , moving from point to point , guided by Jennifer , each woman deeply involved with the dual effort of formulating an opinion and arguing for it at the same time . |
| 13 | The Precision in a way is too middly , but the thing about the Jazz is that you can get more top and bottom from it at the same time , and that 's the sound I like . |
| 14 | Now you can tap out the rhythm of ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ ; sing it at the same time if you like . |
| 15 | Zach told her his age , which was nine , and spelt out his name , apologizing for it at the same time . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're sending it and keeping it at the same time ? ’ |
| 17 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
| 18 | Signed Danish is not Danish , when you can not hear/distinguish the words — but another type of sign language , which has the primary advantage that hearing people can use it at the same time as they use spoken language , and the secondary advantage is that some — and only some — rules applying to the spoken language are conveyed to the deaf child . |
| 19 | Next Computer Inc is going try to stage a NeXTWorld Expo without leaning on Uniforum by holding it at the same time like it did last year . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , you know , like he says he was coming up to you — this is the way I look at it — coming up to ask you to lend , say , a lawnmower , right — this is when he 's no drunk , ordinary sober , you know — and he 'll be walking up to you and thinking about it at the same time . |
| 21 | It seems unlikely that William Joyce would not have known it at the same time . |
| 22 | ‘ But Oliver , ’ I said , trying to make some sense of the story , and also trying to make a bit of a joke of it at the same time , ‘ Is n't it traditional to give flowers to a girl when you arrive rather than after you 've left ? ’ |
| 23 | It has a horizontal division across its pupil which effectively gives it four eyes — the two lower halves for seeing underwater , the two upper for doing so in air — and the fish can swim along the surface looking for food above and below it at the same time . |
| 24 | ‘ Here , ’ she says thickly , handing me a joint while she rolls the ice cube round in her mouth and tries to breathe through it at the same time . |
| 25 | A series which is broadcast each week has a number of features designed into it to help viewers recognise " their " programme and encourage them to watch it at the same time every week . |
| 26 | They were almost shouting at one another , and both seemed to realise it at the same time . |
| 27 | I needed more of the thinner timber , but I ca n't fetch , chop and feed it at the same time . ’ |
| 28 | Here you are trying to have your cake and eat it at the same time … |
| 29 | A qualified instructor will demonstrate how to use equipment properly , how to get the best from your body and enjoy it at the same time . |
| 30 | That was going to be in May so we needed it to ship in April so I said , well you 've got to you 've got to still finish it at the same time . |