Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] at a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 2 | He 's amusing himself at a dull time of year , and being here without his womenfolk , but he 's as adroit at calming the storm as he is at raising it . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 5 | Lock your door , set whatever device will rouse you at a definite time ( cooking-timer , flashing alarm clock , vibrator ) — set it to go off in eight minutes . |
| 6 | If a public sector organisation says that it will do something at a certain time , the customer wants that to happen . |
| 7 | to grow things you 've got ta do it at a specific time if you 're gon na wan na plan |
| 8 | ‘ Is your sister expecting you at a specific time ? ’ asked Penry when they were on the way to Haverfordwest at last . |
| 9 | on a , on how I find you at a particular time . |
| 10 | The second exception was established in Tuberville v. Stamp where it was held that liability extended to a fire originating in a field as much as to one beginning in a house , but if the defendant kindles it at a proper time and place and the violence of the wind carry it to his neighbour 's land , that is fit to be given in evidence . |
| 11 | He said the scheme could give confidence to youngsters who were in danger of losing it at a crucial time in their lives through adverse family or other circumstances . |
| 12 | Finally retrieval is a separate process because of another familiar phenomenon that it is possible to know something , that is it must be in storage , but not actually succeed in retrieving it at a particular time . |