Example sentences of "of this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waited for some kind of sign , a handclasp , a chaste kiss on the cheek , some sign that Lucy knew the meaning of this time and space . |
| 2 | As he said himself of this time , ‘ I yearned to live a semi-bohemian lifestyle , an unstructured life ; but a consecrated one ; some kind of calling . ’ |
| 3 | Stephen Orgel discerns in the theatre of this time the fear that man 's superior development could be reversed — ‘ that men can turn into — or be turned into — women ; or perhaps more exactly , can be turned back into woman , losing the strength that enabled the male potential to be realized in the first place . ’ |
| 4 | Some houses of this time still have a fortified and military feeling , but most are Gothic in spirit . |
| 5 | There Ernest , Theodore , and Reginald were born within six years , but Edward 's recollections of this time are sketchy . |
| 6 | He had been in and out of the England team for ten years and had played 55 Tests , probably the best off-spinner in the world for much of this time . |
| 7 | It is trading ahead of this time last year , when sales were hit by the Gulf war , but exports are slowing . |
| 8 | Among the painters of this time to note are Antonín Manés , whose fine Romantic landscapes are signed ‘ Bohemus ’ , and the landscapes and still-lifes of Josef Navrátil who also painted house interiors . |
| 9 | The All Souls Trust had taken a seven-year lease on the church and virtually the whole of this time was used on repairs to the spire and roof . |
| 10 | One of the classic studies of this time was that of the Reykjanes ridge , part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge , just south of Iceland . |
| 11 | Strombolian activity continued for most of this time in the little cone built up over the fissure , until it was a respectable thirty metres or so in height , while the lavas snaked down-slope in several glowing tongues , permanently ruining many of the best skiing slopes , engulfing one by one the pylons that carried the cable-way , and demolishing the upper cable-station . |
| 12 | Because one of the beauties of this time was his apparent ( or indeed real ) lack of motive . |
| 13 | For much of this time the country was in a continual state of war , with the Moors in the south and the Christians in the north constantly invading each others ' borders . |
| 14 | Today , deep into a third term of Conservative government , the hopes and phrases of this time have the ring of a bygone era . |
| 15 | For much of this time Holroyd Smith was synonymous with Blackpool , the location of his achievement by installing one of the world 's first sustainable application of electricity to street transport . |
| 16 | I always think of buttercups when I think of this time , for the fever hospital was at the end of a lane with meadows on either side , and these fields were bright with buttercups . |
| 17 | For me , a highlight of this time was a weekend visit from a college friend , whom I 've only seen once in the forty-three years since we left college . |
| 18 | Second only to the Royal Saloons of this time were the 57ft saloons de luxe , built for the accommodation of the Royal suite , when the King and Queen were travelling ; when they were not required for this purpose they could be hired . |
| 19 | The RAF ground crews , the unsung heroes of this time , continued to work round the clock , the air crews seemed never to be out of their aeroplanes , and the rest of us waltzed through our duties with the exhilarating feeling that at last things were on the move in the right direction . |
| 20 | The other end of the strings are secured through the body and over Gibson 's three-point tune-o-matic bridge , a standard feature for their solid basses of this time , such as the Triumph , Ripper and the re-issued Thunderbird bass . |
| 21 | I had to get everything I could out of this time . |
| 22 | And although you are nearing the end of this time of trial , Saturn is going out in style . |
| 23 | His masterpiece of this time is undoubtedly Dr Richard Mead , 1747 , the portrait with which Ramsay really introduced his version of the Grand Manner to English painting . |
| 24 | There was no real communication between me and my father , who was also on holiday from school for much of this time . |
| 25 | There is no mention of such an event in any other historical literature of this time . |
| 26 | At the end of this time Parliament would make a permanent religious settlement in consultation with a committee of divines who would represent various views . |
| 27 | At the end of this time , worn-down and aged far beyond her years , she meets the woman who lent her the necklace . |
| 28 | Darren had made some slight weight gain — 1.2 kg over the course of this time — and mother was persevering with feeding . |
| 29 | The employer may have a problem if the employee has not managed to sell the old property at the end of this time . |
| 30 | Out of this time came the first stories of his boldness — answering back to a teacher , taking out girls , and of course the all-dazzling displays at rugby and cricket . |