Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 2 | But I had bought mine at a time when I 'd luckily accumulated some nice big fees , and she is just what I need , in every way . |
| 3 | We regret having to disturb you at a time when you are busy , but the matter is important . ’ |
| 4 | if possible you want to avoid that , so you do n't want to , and , and you certainly do n't want to leave it until a time when you have been taken sick and you ca n't do anything about it . |
| 5 | If it did not exist , would anyone trouble to invent it at a time when , from the Atlantic to the Urals , socialism in all its manifestations is losing the argument to liberal capitalism ? |
| 6 | Each of these versions has its own authenticity ; and editorial decisions are interesting in their own right ( and merit investigation ) for what they tell us about the times when they were made ( for example , the Tutuola revisions tell us about British attitudes during the 1960s to the English of non-native speakers ) . |
| 7 | It is of little use to remember the answer to an examination question as you leave the room , or to say later with head in hands , " But I knew it so well " , surprised at your ability to remember it now but your inability to recall it at the time when you most needed it . |
| 8 | No cos I did n't have it at the time when I did that . |
| 9 | It would have been foolhardy to risk weakening it at a time when the Cold War was about to turn hot in Korea . |
| 10 | Far from reducing taxation , as we had been elected to do , we would have to raise it — and raise it at a time when local councils were already pushing up rates . |
| 11 | Their backs even made it into The Times when the newspaper published names of the finishers . |
| 12 | Will my hon. Friend pass to the National Audit Office the thanks of Parliament for its series of reports and ask whether it would be possible for us to have them at a time when Parliament is likely to be sitting rather than at one minute to midnight for the benefit of the press ? |
| 13 | Part of the answer must be that the element of risk in a PRP scheme reduces its attractiveness to employees , hence the advantages of introducing it at a time when the alternative ( no pay rise ) is even worse . |
| 14 | We thank you for the times when it moves us to be in your presence together . |
| 15 | ‘ Keep it to remind you of the time when Eddie 's little sister was n't good enough for you ! ’ |
| 16 | Vince has has raised a point about er erm , informing er and consulting local people and to let local people know erm when the meetings are then local ca n't go , I 'm sure that if they really wanted people to come they 'd make it much more er , in erm with the advertising so clear that er people would be able to and also if they had it at the times when a their meeting at the times when it was mostly convenient to er , the general public . |
| 17 | Someone , in other words , who is likely to take silk , but likely to take it at a time sufficiently far in the future to give you a chance of stepping into part of his practice as a junior . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , no , she 's going to tell me about the time when she arrived at King ‘ s Cross station , pregnant , with a wage-packet in her pocket and no home . ’ |
| 19 | Uncle used to tell me about the time when the primitive Methodists and the Wesley Methodists were joining up . |
| 20 | After the events of chapter 26 he brings us to the time when Isaac is nearing death , and to the point when the blessing of the eldest son must be given . |