Example sentences of "[pron] at time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said God did n't leave it like that , because God did in Jesus Christ what we could never do for ourselves , you see you and I at times we felt that I , I want to be different from that and we , and we pushed against one of these pressures and so that we pushed it out a wee bit , but as we 've pushed there it 's come back in somewhere else and as we 've stopped pushing and we 've gone to another bit so that first that has become , has come back as it was and we spend our lives perhaps running around trying to get the circle back again , it 's an impossible task , we ca n't do it , we spend our whole lives in the frustration things and we , and we start blaming on things , if only that situation was different , if only those circumstances were different , but it 's far , far , far more fundamental than that and we 've got ta come to the place where we say well I ca n't do any thing about it , I 've tried my hardest , but I ca n't do it , and that 's where God comes and says hang on a minute I 'll do it for you and that 's what he did in Jesus Christ , he did for us what we could n't do for ourselves , the bible tells us that Christ is the perfect image of God , it 's in Colossians one fifteen and just er full verses further on in verse nineteen it says in him all the fullness of God , in Jesus , all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell and so in Christ God 's son , God dealt with the problem of sin which had caused that twisting and that warping and that distortion , your life and in my life , that which spoiled his image in us he created us in his image , but you 've only got to look at people today , you 've only got to look at ourselves , see , where is the image of God , is that what God is like , jealous , filled with anger , bitterness , envy , is that what God is like , unclean thinking , is that what God is like that 's not his image , but he created us in his image perfect and what Jesus Christ did on the cross , is to restore that image , that original image in you and me , to recreate us in the image of God , so in |
| 2 | No matter how sorry we may feel for ourselves at times , there are always people worse off than us . |
| 3 | However , subsequent thinkers have often seen his claim as in effect about the meaning of the word ‘ good ’ and Moore himself at times expresses himself thus . |
| 4 | Alternative readings or critical analysis of this entrenched reverence for a rule of law ( which at times may well be out of step with a wider interpretation of ambiguous social behaviour ) smacks of subversion simply because it denies the primacy of the institutional framework . |
| 5 | This was reflected in the prices paid for the average in-calf and maiden heifer , which at times made no more than a good commercial first-calver at Carlisle . |
| 6 | Lewes instituted a pretty strict regime which at times tended to be resented , although it brought results . |
| 7 | But in the business of everyday life , in our self-absorption which at times takes over , the request for attention may feel intrusive just when we do not want to be intruded upon . |
| 8 | For two years my father-in-law shuffled the money around various building societies , chasing the best interest rates , which at times were around the 20 per cent mark . |
| 9 | It was only when you looked at their faces that you saw the difference in both age and expression : Harry 's face was round , his eyes merry , while Joe 's features inclined to length and his grey eyes , which at times seemed colourless , had in their depths a touch of melancholy that had deepened with the years . |
| 10 | The august newspaper The Independent also intervened in the episode , which at times has had overtones of the film ‘ An American were-wolf in London ’ . |
| 11 | Meh'Lindi commenced some isometric combat exercises as if to repel the oppression of being in the warp , which at times could generate a spiritual migraine , an ache of the soul . |
| 12 | Mrs Bradshaw was a kindly lady , but half a lifetime as the wife of a top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence had given her an authoritative air which at times verged on the imperious . |
| 13 | The Unidroit convention ( for which the initiative was taken by Mussolini , thus making it older than Unesco , which at times performs a similar task ) , concerns itself with the legal aspects of stolen and illegally exported works of art . |
| 14 | Love and honour , the pivotal themes of the Hornblower books , and essential to their success , are held in a balance which at times seems to hamper the essential directness of Forester 's narrative technique . |
| 15 | The mountainous region of Basilicata is one of Italy 's most secret corners ; a primitive land which at times has a stark , unworldly beauty . |
| 16 | The notorious ambiguity of Locke 's conception of property , which at times means " Lives , Liberties and Estates " , and at other only " Estates " or property in the ordinary sense , also makes it unclear whether government exists for the benefit of all , or only for property-owners in the usual sense . |
| 17 | ‘ It is true that I fear the part of your nature which at times you do not care to control , ’ Alexei said steadily . |
| 18 | It is , in particulars the unnerving intellectuality of the life around him that Hölderlin attacks , the overvaluation of philosophizing and the promise of action that never comes , the substitution of books and words for deeds , the excessive introspection and lack of worldly competence ( the criticism has a special poignancy in that these are character traits he is intimately familiar with , which at times become part of his self-criticism ) When he speaks of Greece , it is not always clear whether he has in mind the fifth century or the timeless present in which Hyperion lives , but it is always Greece that provides the contrast . |
| 19 | In fact , he was married , although not many people knew this , and his wife had a serious and incurable disease called lupus , which at times took quite a toll on his own emotions and energy . |
| 20 | ‘ What 's harder is the multi-faceted aspect which at times is even conflicting . |
| 21 | Conversely , natural monopolies in the public sector which at times have been instructed to use marginal cost pricing will almost inevitably make losses . |
| 22 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that many of the views that I have expressed in the House , which at times have been received with ridicule and dismay , have become law subsequently ? |
| 23 | This was a narrative which at times verged on hero-worship rather than a critical assessment , but his enthusiasm was obvious , and he had clearly researched well . |
| 24 | The size and political diversity of the coalition , however , meant that it was subject to factional infighting which at times threatened its very existence . |
| 25 | A border dispute with Thailand which at times threatened to intensify into full-scale fighting was settled in December following intervention by the Thai monarch , King Bhumibol Adulyadej . |
| 26 | Lester was quick to point out that his style of film-making , which at times appeared like a documentary in its realism , did not allow for improvization . |
| 27 | For many years the Fountain Tavern in the Strand was the favourite venue for these " general meetings " , which at times would witness the gathering of some 150 to 200 members . |
| 28 | Using the spatial description the particle Xi , which at time t occupies the position xj , is given by . |
| 29 | Having begun as a left-arm spinner he turned himself into a fast-medium bowler who frequently took the new ball and who at times could be decidedly nippy . |
| 30 | Perhaps the only member of the family who at times showed resentment was Sam , the next in line . |