Example sentences of "[det] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , for all the general flow of tranquillity and prosperity , a number of specific themes consistently emerged which made this a time of anxiety , even torment . |
| 2 | Anyone might , anyone could , anyone would be welcome for a time or half a time . |
| 3 | In the vision of the Four Beasts in chapter 7 , Antiochus " changes the seasons and the law " and his rule will last " a time and times and half a time " ( 7.25 ) : perhaps three years and a half . |
| 4 | As the Temple was desecrated , according to the most probable chronology , about December 1 67 and reconsecrated about December 164 , we must take it that the correct interpretation of Daniel is the latter , amounting to about three years , which is in rough agreement with the " time , times and half a time " of the previous chapter . |
| 5 | Finally , the time of persecution is stated again to be " a time , times and half a time " ( 12.7 ) , that is three years and a half , in the vision of the two angels which concludes the book . |
| 6 | There has to be a time , wrote Harsnet , and Goldberg , laying down the pen , began to type again , there has to be a time when excuses are no longer necessary , will never again be necessary , there has to be such a time in everybody 's life , when too soon and too late no longer mean anything , a time , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , when one starts because one starts and for no other reason . |
| 7 | The family celebration , at his grandmother 's house where they frequently met , was enjoyable — to a point , but the loss of his father could only be exacerbated at such a time . |
| 8 | Until such a time peasants in a country like France were really only interested in a few restricted matters like land , taxes , and the threat of military service . |
| 9 | Nobody wanted to be mean at such a time . |
| 10 | ‘ And yet to have been there and heard none of the holy words which we should naturally have listened for from those lips at such a time — how distressing ! ’ |
| 11 | As to those who force horses forward with blows in such a case , they only inspire them with greater terror ; for they imagine , when they suffer any pain at such a time , that what they look upon with alarm is in some way the cause of it . |
| 12 | The basic view is best expressed by Skinner himself : ‘ A person disposed to act because he has been reinforced for acting may feel the conditions of his body at such a time and call it ‘ felt purpose' ’ , but what behaviourism rejects is the causal efficacy of that feeling . ’ |
| 13 | Dr Alexandra Macara , chairperson of the British Medical Association 's ethics committee stressed the difficulties for the parents in making rational decisions at such a time . |
| 14 | A man felt so helpless at such a time . |
| 15 | But sometimes change was good at such a time . |
| 16 | For when you are dry , empty , sick , or weak , at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to me though you find little enough to enjoy in it ’ ’ |
| 17 | What you say at such a time is also important . |
| 18 | Such ‘ ownership ’ of plans would give the school a clearer and more unified sense of purpose and direction and reduce the stress felt in such a time of educational change . |
| 19 | I came out of the station , having had my break and was putting it into my notebook — ‘ refreshments at such-and-such a time , leave such- and such a time ’ . |
| 20 | Provision is made by s.107(4) of the 1936 Act for any person aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to grant a consent to the establishment of an offensive trade , by a time limit attached to the consent , or by the refusal to extend such a time limit , but not if the consent is conditional , to appeal by way of complaint to the Magistrates ' court . |
| 21 | Staff need to be especially sensitive at such a time and also to be aware of legal formalities . |
| 22 | The cracking of nuts is an ideal task for such a time , particularly for the more technically minded . |
| 23 | One characteristic of depression is to feel utterly alone and bereft of help or hope and it is therefore almost impossible to feel God 's love and nearness at such a time . |
| 24 | At such a time , it is good to remember that if the new church is to take territory for Jesus there may well be spiritual forces with whom you are on collision course . |
| 25 | Such a time seems happier than it was in recollection , for anxiety , its chief torment , is over . |
| 26 | I found a difference in Ivy after such a time . |
| 27 | ‘ People said I was brave setting up a company at such a time , ’ recalls Mr Chambers , adding ‘ Brave ’ is a back-handed way of saying ‘ You 're mad ’ . ’ |
| 28 | Partisanship at such a time could be unwise , she knew , and the sooner she and Anne were back at Framlingham , the better for them both . |
| 29 | There 's no bell saying you all have to be there at such a time . ’ |
| 30 | Sympathetic recognition by lenders of the extra financial burdens often imposed by the breakdown of a marriage would be particularly welcome at such a time of stress . |