Example sentences of "[noun] at time " in BNC.

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1 But in the conversational recordings , the speed at times was often averaging 400 , and for fragments of utterance it approached 500 .
2 With this there was complete air-conditioning , thermostatically controlled , supplying warmth in winter and cool air in hot summer weather , the former by a combination of steam from the locomotive and electricity from the power-plant at times when the train was standing overnight without a locomotive attached .
3 As in all such complicated and protracted events , both had right on their side at times which only served to perpetuate feelings of grievance .
4 The home side at times pulled almost everybody back in the second half to withstand the threat of Giggs and the equally elusive Lee Sharpe , although Sheffield also forced chances of their own .
5 Now you see those two women there , now watch them they swing their legs at times , there could be an accident there !
6 The Hammers produced some classy football at times , but Tranmere were equally impressive .
7 ‘ We played some lovely football at times , ’ said Warrington boss Derek Brownbill .
8 Sat there through the night , closing my eyes at times , then opening them slowly and allowing the glass to impose itself .
9 As my transsexual obsession deepened I was prone to bouts of morbid depression and I spent a great deal of time thinking about suicide ; suicide was almost a twin obsession at times .
10 My sister 's no good at times like this .
11 He carried on ripping and tearing at his legs relentlessly and with sickening ferocity , even drawing blood at times .
12 The ones about the negligence or bad workmanship of any description , any faults with the car at time of sale or inherent faults .
13 This can lead to confusion at times .
14 This can lead to confusion at times .
15 This can lead to confusion at times .
16 The sketchbook is a great aid at times like this .
17 He must have put in some agile footwork at times , to get this far through his life still single , and yet have all the fun he 's had . ’
18 Koraloona is 130 miles west of Sanders Island and is dangerous to shipping because it is encircled by a coral reef at times fifty miles long , marked on all Admiralty charts .
19 They lost concentration at times with a big lead behind them .
20 Similar thoughts must have crossed Robert Burrows ' mind at times for he had a " tremendous burden and task " which would have been very difficult to accomplish unaided . "
21 So why do we need to formalize these arrangements , why rock the boat at time when the political climate is ?
22 Such is zander fishing at times .
23 Turnover rose by about 20–30 per cent p.a. between 1980 and mid 1987 although within this period turnover at times fluctuated by as much as 40 per cent year-on-year .
24 Equation ( F.4 ) is a retarded solution : gravitational disturbances propagate at a velocity c , and hence the amplitude at r at time t is determined by the source behaviour at an earlier time .
25 Such inherent problems tend to be discounted , ignored , or even interpreted in a favorable light at times when the political system appears to be successfully meeting the demands and expectations of the populace .
26 Finally , the departmental , engineering side also laid claim to its own clearly defined fleet of engines , which could be profitably loaned to the sectors at times of peak demand .
27 The excise laws were widely regarded by the Irish as unnecessarily strict , and they certainly resulted in harsh repressive measures being taken by excise officers , often in conjunction with military forces , although there is ample evidence that both sides resorted to violence at times .
28 Kirchhoff 's voltage law for the circuit means that assuming that there is no initial stored energy , that is , that there is no current in the circuit or charge stored on the capacitor at time .
29 In the case of the couple or family considering the costs and benefits of a future child , the explicit consideration of rates of discount is rather different in that children are perceived to be a positive asset from early on in life but particularly after fifteen years or so when they can work effectively on the farm ( and so replace costly paid labour at times of peak labour demand ) or as a wage labourer .
30 A good parent does not let his or her child do anything ; there have to be proper guidelines , firm but loving admonition at times and clear but gentle encouragement .
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