Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Director Stephen Lee said : ‘ Charities are under enormous pressure to increase their services at a time when fundraising has never been so constrained . |
| 2 | I suddenly found that I was losing my powers at a time when I needed them most . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Their violent , witty , literate affair at first amused and intrigued their friends at a time when life was grim . |