Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | The Hammers produced some classy football at times , but Tranmere were equally impressive . |
| 6 | ‘ We played some lovely football at times , ’ said Warrington boss Derek Brownbill . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | My sister 's no good at times like this . |
| 9 | He carried on ripping and tearing at his legs relentlessly and with sickening ferocity , even drawing blood at times . |
| 10 | The ones about the negligence or bad workmanship of any description , any faults with the car at time of sale or inherent faults . |
| 11 | This can lead to confusion at times . |
| 12 | This can lead to confusion at times . |
| 13 | This can lead to confusion at times . |
| 14 | The sketchbook is a great aid at times like this . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They lost concentration at times with a big lead behind them . |
| 18 | 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 . " |
| 19 | So why do we need to formalize these arrangements , why rock the boat at time when the political climate is ? |
| 20 | Such is zander fishing at times . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The mists , the haze , the rain , the sunbeams ( one can almost see the wind at times ) fill the stage and create the ecstatic sense of unity essential for a romantic painter . |
| 28 | The fierce updraft from the cliffs increased this to near-gale force at times . |
| 29 | Faith , Religion and Ritual at Times of Loss |
| 30 | After a dozen years in the Arkansas state-house he decided to run for president at time when President George Bush 's re-election was considered virtually certain . |