Example sentences of "place [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A remarkable change for the worse took place about this time in the hitherto retired neighbourhood of Southall Green . |
| 2 | Certainly a slight shift of emphasis was taking place during this time — so that , for instance , it was recognised scientific and technological developments , but , it was assumed , in different ways and for different reasons from boys . |
| 3 | We take it the greenhouse ‘ event ’ took place during this time — but when exactly ? |
| 4 | As can be seen for wild-type Eco K approximately 50% of the DNA is cleaved after 30 min and no further reaction appears to take place after this time . |
| 5 | So training must take place with this time period in mind . |
| 6 | There can be no doubt that something of this sort took place at this time in Montreal , and that it forms one of the subconscious inputs in the growing boy 's development , along with the high family traditions and the significance of his names . |
| 7 | ( Unfortunately , there is no hint of the conversations that took place at this time between Lloyd George and Mr Thomas as they took their daily morning walk ‘ across the park ’ from the underground station at Westminster . ) |
| 8 | I therefore think that [ the ] motion is out of place at this time and that it is proposed for a certain purpose . |
| 9 | Would that the same could be said for another competition that takes place at this time of the year — England 's County Championship finals . |
| 10 | More seriously , it is quite unlikely that the actions of any single archbishop could greatly alter the course or speed of the realignment of secular and ecclesiastical power which was taking place at this time . |
| 11 | Perhaps , and perhaps contentiously , it was because the general insurrection had not taken place at this time : at least not in the sense that it involved trial by battle . |
| 12 | Major changes in the way we conceptualize Nature certainly took place at this time , but historians now suspect that the emergence of Darwin 's theory should not be treated as the only watershed dividing the old way of thinking from the new . |
| 13 | It occurs to me , being in this place at this time with no sign of an approaching end to the Kaffir war and all things uncertain , that it may be of interest to record the passages of everyday life if only as a source of remembrance and reflection in later years . |
| 14 | It is quite likely therefore that a meeting of Lambarde and Shakespeare took place at this time , although it was n't until 1594 that Shakespeare made his mark , for it was at Christmas of that year that he was Summoned to appear at Court . |
| 15 | Gregory and others saw in certain happenings which took place at this time the workings of divine providence : on one occasion the boat carrying one of his opponents sank ; on another a supporter was miraculously freed from prison ; and throughout his trial the princess Rigunth fasted on his behalf . |
| 16 | ‘ No one will be at my place at this time of night . ’ |
| 17 | I promised to be in a certain place by this time tomorrow , and I intend to be there . |