Example sentences of "that the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But rather that the time and thought put into it had somehow polluted me . |
| 2 | I know several inspectors who have refused a college scholarship , arguing that the time spent away from the force was time spent in structural limbo , and it has become almost a common adage that time away is time lost in ‘ the promotion stakes ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I should be going , ’ she said , hoping that the time was a convincing one by now . |
| 4 | ‘ Having seen him about six times , and having spoken to most of their leaders , I believe that the time is right for us to talk to them now , to end this whole conflict once and for all . |
| 5 | The letter notes that the time and date have been chosen inter alia to ‘ minimise further unnecessary costs to our company . ’ |
| 6 | Because this phrase has been understood to mean , as far as Margaret Thatcher is concerned , ‘ over my dead body ’ , an announcement that the time is now ripe would be interpreted as a climbdown . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , there are some senior Conservatives who subscribe to a long-standing conspiracy theory ; that the time would come when such a sterling crisis would happen — and would force Mrs Thatcher toaccept the only alternative was ERM entry . |
| 8 | He pleaded that the time had come for government bona fides to be accepted at face value and reiterated , emphatically , that the fact that all South Africans should have the vote was no longer a point that required further discussion . |
| 9 | ‘ I think we should join well before next summer , but I do not think … that the time to join is this week , ’ Sir Leon said . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ I think we should join well before next summer , but I do not think … that the time to join is this week . ’ |
| 11 | Constables know that all radio messages are taped and that the time they take to arrive at calls is recorded , which is often unnecessary , given the competition to beat other stations and colleagues by getting there first , although stories were told to us of instances where people were transferred for failing to respond to a call . |
| 12 | After Fisher died Ramsey said that the time in their lives when they were closest in friendship was the time when he was examining chaplain to the Bishop of Chester . |
| 13 | When an addition is made to the system of state-provided services , it is only made because there is a general opinion that the time is ripe for it and that such provision is ‘ only right ’ . |
| 14 | The King 's Private Secretary , Lord Stamfordham , wrote to MacDonald to say that the King was ‘ profoundly impressed with Sir Arthur Balfour 's letter to you — his review of the critical condition of affairs will , in His Majesty 's opinion , bring home to his Ministers that the time has come when even emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity which , as Sir Arthur Balfour states , is not altogether incompatible with that of the Great War . |
| 15 | It is easy to say that the time spent considering the Matisse is time better spent than that spent considering a Gerasimov , let alone a Bouguereau . |
| 16 | The summit will not be all about Mrs Thatcher 's ritual denunciation of the Social Charter , her contempt for the potential of the European Parliament , her denial that the time is right , her isolated war against any truck with monetary union . |
| 17 | Mr Gorbachev 's clear message was that the time had not yet come to abolish the party 's monopoly of power , but that it might well do so when a new political structure had been worked out , and the present economic crisis overcome . |
| 18 | Indeed , the other EC countries put little pressure on the British delegation to speed up the ERM process , concluding that the time for concessions to Mrs Thatcher 's doubts was now over . |
| 19 | Indeed , the other EC countries put little pressure on the British delegation to speed up the ERM process , concluding that the time for concessions to Mrs Thatcher 's doubts was now over . |
| 20 | We decided eventually that the time had come to rehearse this seriously and he was very happy about it . |
| 21 | The signing of its charter by representatives of 144 electric utilities with working nuclear power stations was a recognition that the time had come to take the secrecy out of nuclear power and prove that there was a worldwide interest in co-operation and information exchange . |
| 22 | They felt that the time was ripe for a new approach . |
| 23 | After appointing Thorneycroft as Secretary of State for Defence in July 1962 , Macmillan decided that the time was ripe to take a further step in the gradual process of integrating the management of the Services . |
| 24 | It is unsure of its policies , and has been slow to recruit members and persuade them that the time for talks has come . |
| 25 | If it is true that the Japanese have pardoned the politicians implicated in the Recruit affair , Mr Takeshita may indeed feel that the time is ripe for his return . |
| 26 | strongly of the opinion that the time has arrived when hasty experiments of a socialistic character , no matter how well intentioned — involving heavy public expenditure — should be scrutinised very closely … . |
| 27 | What it means is that the time of release from prison is determined by the Home Secretary , on the advice of the Parole Board and the Lord Chief Justice , rather than by the judge at the trial . |
| 28 | The second group , of those — even including some Party members — who had previously been apathetic or negatively disposed towards the Party , thought that the time had now come when they could air their feelings . |
| 29 | As for myself , I can not pretend that the time since we last corresponded has been equally fruitful or pleasant . |
| 30 | Knox was invited to return ; but when he reached Dieppe , he found messages telling him that the time was not ripe . |