Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it may instruct its members to go-slow or work-to-rule or it may call for selective strikes ( in which certain groups of workers stop working for a specified time period ) ; or all the union members may be called out on a one-day strike . |
| 2 | Not only are peak users paying for the high marginal costs they impose , but also those users who would not mind consuming at a different time ( e.g. households with night storage heaters , who can use electricity at a time when marginal costs are low ) are induced by cheaper prices to switch to consuming at off-peak times . |
| 3 | ‘ I remember thinking for a long time afterwards that it must have been Uncle Titch 's , ’ said William , and Preston stared at him in astonishment , shocked not so much by the thought of Uncle Titch and Mary Moxton in carnal embrace as by this sudden insight into William 's dark imaginings . |
| 4 | Others need precise daily rations of sunlight that change with the seasons if they are to start flowering at a particular time . |
| 5 | If for any reason a withdrawal time is missed the entire pattern of settling may be restarted by restirring and allowing the material to recommence settling until the required time interval has elapsed . |