Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being used for draught work until quite recently , the French animals retained their size at a time when British cattle were deliberately bred smaller and more short-legged , and these bigger , muscular , fast-growing and later maturing French types now meet today 's demands for lean ‘ supermarket ’ meat cuts . |
| 2 | Drawing on an earlier record of municipal activity and labour representation , it was able to consolidate its position at a time of hope for a new future by an active fusion of Labour Party , trade union and cooperative effort . |
| 3 | The court said that he was plainly soliciting their custom at a time when he was under a duty of fidelity to his employer and awarded his former employers damages . |
| 4 | Director Stephen Lee said : ‘ Charities are under enormous pressure to increase their services at a time when fundraising has never been so constrained . |
| 5 | But he failed to persevere with his invention ; nor was the era of relatively abundant labour supply and of machine-breaking propitious for its development , whereas McCormick perfected his reaper at a time favourable to its adoption by farmers in North America and Europe . |
| 6 | Perhaps she reserves her fondest memories for Sergeant Barry Mannakee who became her bodyguard at a time when she felt lost and alone in the royal world . |
| 7 | Ranged against these pro-Green Belt interests are those who feel that existing restraint policies have outlived their usefulness at a time of rapid socioeconomic change , and are positively detrimental to the communities they are meant to protect . |
| 8 | Furthermore , it must be remembered that my father was a butler of an earlier generation who began his career at a time when such attributes were not considered proper , let alone desirable in a butler . |
| 9 | His counsel , Mr Charles Gray , QC , suggested that the libel had damaged his reputation at a time when he was about to break into serious acting after a string of top 10 hits as a pop star and a stint in the Australian TV soap , Neighbours . |
| 10 | I suddenly found that I was losing my powers at a time when I needed them most . |
| 11 | Here you can do much to protect her interests at a time when she is very vulnerable by making sure that they are first valued by an expert before being advertised , for widows are often ‘ conned ’ into selling their husband 's valuable possessions very cheaply to unscrupulous people , simply because they are feeling too low in spirits to resist any offer to have them removed speedily and without fuss . |
| 12 | Economists yesterday disagreed on whether exports could maintain their strength at a time when many other industrial nations are in the doldrums . |
| 13 | During the war she toured initially with a small company of Sadler 's Wells artists all over the country and then helped to keep the company alive by undertaking its management at a time when its very existence was threatened . |
| 14 | He gave me 50p at a time for my fares and lunch . |
| 15 | Even Araminta had been sullen and silent ever since her mother 's death , and Theda had been relieved to see Mrs Alderley , who had driven over , elegant as ever in rustling black silk , to offer her condolences at a time when she knew all the men would be attending the service . |
| 16 | Now , on top of everything else , she looked like something the cat had dragged in , and she had n't even brought a change of clothes with her , having planned to return to the Sheffield hotel to collect her luggage and settle her bill at a time when the actors would be at the theatre . |
| 17 | Their violent , witty , literate affair at first amused and intrigued their friends at a time when life was grim . |
| 18 | High interest rates are good for savers : Lorna Bourke looks at the options for investing your money at a time of soaring loan rates |
| 19 | Are the Government trying to ruin our industry at a time when 18 per cent . |
| 20 | Diplomats in Bangkok say the movement is attempting to boost its credibility at a time when the US Congress is debating policy on Cambodia . |
| 21 | The fact that Barilli has recently shown a keen awareness of contemporary art trends may help his candidacy at a time when the Biennale has reaffirmed its commitment to the documentation of contemporary art . |
| 22 | I know that you came only to honour dear Crabb , at a small informal party , because he had been of assistance to your illustrious father , and valued his work at a time when it meant a great deal to him . |