Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] at a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Commenting on the appointment , The Hindu of June 8 stated that Verma assumed charge at a critical time " when terrorist activity has increased as compared to last year , and the law and order machinery appears demoralized " .
2 The plot shows temperatures at a specific time .
3 The second method for regeneration to be initiated is by a time clock , so that it takes place at a convenient time such as during the night .
4 While this is not insignificant ( a weakness of the lecture or the teacher-directed lesson is that it must take place at a pre-set time irrespective of student readiness ) it is hardly Liberty Hall .
5 She writes that it was ‘ one of the best , but it did not suit John , as he was accustomed to follow his whims , and invent or discover for himself , and therefore did not like the regimentation of doing things at a given time .
6 Ibrahim Bu Shanna , reaching maturity at a propitious time , had opportunities to achieve success in trade denied to his elder brother , who grew up during the war : the elder brother was a gardener , who lived subordinate in every way except the symbolic to Ibrahim , a successful wholesaler .
7 You see when committees are meeting at two o'clock usually have a much shorter agenda than this committee discussion but to enable to this committee and to do its job properly , I would think we 'd be looking where possible to be able to discuss items properly and to get start at a reasonable time like we do .
8 ( 5 ) Where under a contract of sale the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future time or subject to some condition later to be fulfilled the contract is called an agreement to sell .
9 ‘ We were pleased with the way our campaign went , and we are sure that it helped to improve sales at a difficult time . ’
10 The refusal was associated with another decision by Seaton Valley UDC to allow Leech to make representations at a suitable time in the future when overall development was being considered .
11 Very often , too , when we were travelling round the farms doing repairs ( and many of these were done just before harvest to prevent hold-ups at a busy time ) the Guv'nor would tell us to leave two shillings at a certain farm , half a crown perhaps at another , and at some only a shilling : that would go towards the men 's largesse-spending . ’
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