Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [noun] in time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Preces and sermons , together with his controversial works , were to cause Andrewes to become regarded as the leader in time and eminence of the Anglo-Catholic movement . |
| 2 | They 've come through the hole in time . |
| 3 | Successfully , for the whirlybird changed direction , heading straight for them , and Travis backed off , returning to the hut in time to shield her from the cloud of sand the machine whipped up as it landed . |
| 4 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the expression ‘ is suffering … significant harm ’ in section 31(2) ( a ) of the Children Act 1989 referred to the point in time immediately before the process of protecting the child began , so that , in determining whether the first threshold condition of section 31(2) was satisfied , the court had to consider the position before the commencement of the voluntary care when the children were with the mother ; that the condition in section 31(2) ( b ) related to care by the parent or carer whose lack of care had caused the significant harm to the child and not to the care which might be given by other carers if no care order were to be made , which only became relevant once the threshold conditions under section 31(2) had been satisfied in deciding whether or not a care order should be made ; and that it could not be said that the family proceedings court had been wrong in concluding , first , that the threshold conditions were satisfied and , secondly , on the evidence , that a care order to the local authority was the appropriate order ( post , pp. 1013H — 1014A , E–F , H — 1015B ) . |
| 5 | It occurred at a moment in time when reading represented the chief leisure activity , apart from sex and drinking , for the British population . |
| 6 | We went on to talk about the articles in Time and Tide that had so provoked Rebecca West , and Father D'Arcy observed how , in dealing with ‘ difficult ’ correspondents , it was important to strike the right note in replying . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've moved through the hole in time . |
| 8 | The Newry celebrations start this evening with a special dinner at the Mourne Country Hotel , and after the entertainment in the marquees ( 2–15pm ) and the unveiling of the plaque on Saturday afternoon , the Wild Geese sky-diving team will land with the match-ball in time for the 3pm start . |
| 9 | These types vary according to the investment in time and energy that the male and female place respectively in their mating and rearing roles . |
| 10 | A going concern qualification on a company 's financial statements is , in effect , an assertion made at a point in time about the distribution of future cash flows associated with the bundle of assets that comprise that company . |
| 11 | A going concern qualification on a company is an assertion made at a point in time about the distribution of future cash flows associated with the bundle of assets that comprise that company |
| 12 | That is , the support of the finite verb is seen at a point in time from which the realization of the infinitive event by the person of the infinitive is viewed as a subsequent potential . |
| 13 | Gains in accuracy are thus matched by a reduction in time delays in obtaining material on behalf of readers . |
| 14 | The travellers had been transported through the hole in time to their place of capture . |
| 15 | Llewelyn turned from the altar in time to catch that disconcerting look , but it neither puzzled nor disturbed him . |
| 16 | The proprietor , Lord Mansfield , arrived on the scene in time to save the last stone . |
| 17 | The basic distinction is that income is a flow and therefore is measured per unit of time , whereas wealth is a stock and is measured at a point in time . |
| 18 | In the book , Benjamin arrived at the church in time to stop the wedding and there was no further ‘ moral transgression ’ . |
| 19 | We arrived at the station in time but where was Tumbleweed ? |
| 20 | I arrived at the House in time to be greeted by the sight of Alan Clark , the maverick right wing MP for Plymouth Sutton , rushing out of Westminster Hall shouting at the top of his voice , ‘ She 's won , she 's won . ’ |
| 21 | I just got into the trench in time as a few explosions were occuring in several parts of the orchard . |
| 22 | It was as she finished with the remainder of yesterday 's mail that she glanced through the window in time to see Silas walking towards the stables . |
| 23 | Implicit , if not admitted , is the Scottish Office fear that its staff will be up against it to deal with every form in time . |
| 24 | And the last time I did not return with the van in time for evening milking you were very cross . ’ |
| 25 | She returned to the office in time to hear Michael drawl , ‘ Well , I 'm impressed . |
| 26 | Parents need to be helped to understand the problem and not punish the child for not getting to the lavatory in time ( Schmitt 1982a ) . |
| 27 | Some parents feel that the problem centres on the child 's not getting to the lavatory in time ( Berg et al . |
| 28 | Totally unprepared for an unexpected 5g demonstration loop , I realised I had been caught napping , and glanced at the g-meter in time for it to disappear as my sight blacked out . |
| 29 | As in the case of the infinitive of reaction , this use seems apparently to contradict the hypothesis that the support of the to infinitive is always situated before the place in time ( to be ) occupied by its event ; however , when compared with the use of the -ing form here , the contrasting expressive effects suggest another interpretation : ( 21a ) Reading Gideon on Beet was a new literary experience . |
| 30 | In addition , individual farmers benefited from a reduction in time and effort in carrying out farm tasks , from greater job satisfaction and greater confidence in their own abilities . |