Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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1 | Thus whereas the bare infinitive allows for the incidence of its event to a support situated within the confines of event time , the mechanism of incidence provided for by the verb form itself is inoperative when called upon express an incidence to a support situated prior to the time contained in the event . |
2 | When Harry 's front axle buckled , he was behind a truck A few brief comments on each of these : in ( 35a ) the pronoun I is used gesturally to self-nominate from a group , in ( 35b ) it just has the symbolic usage ; in ( 36b ) the word ago places the time at which the action occurred relative to the time of speaking , in ( 36c ) the time is relative to the time at which the events in the narrative occurred . |
3 | In 18 patients the operation had been a two stage procedure with a covering ileostomy being closed some three months after primary surgery while in five patients a one stage restorative proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir was performed with the ileal reservoir becoming functional at the time of proctocolectomy . |
4 | The compensation we will pay is the market value of the item up to the maximum Code of Practice Compensation limit applicable at the time of posting . |
5 | Intelligence reports available at the time spelt out clearly that one of the Iraqi directors of the firm was involved in Saddam 's race for the bomb . |
6 | Latest traffic figures available at the time of writing showed that the airport had its busiest October on record . |
7 | But local people remained sceptical about the time it can take crews to reach emergencies . |
8 | Always have your car or front door keys ready by the time you need them . |
9 | Sadly , our voice went unheard at the time . |
10 | To is consequently used in the infinitive of reaction to evoke the support of the infinitive as characterized by a disposition arising prior to the time of realization of what the infinitive denotes . |
11 | Supporters of the quantity theory argued that V will be influenced by the customs and payments practices prevailing at the time , and that such arrangements change only slowly . |
12 | But the alert believer should be aware of the main tendencies to doubt prevalent at the time . |
13 | EIB loans are usually made in the form of a ‘ cocktail ’ of several currencies , depending upon the currencies which the Bank has available at the time of the loan . |
14 | Blake felt sad for the Time Lord . |
15 | The UMW was fined more than $65,000,000 for strike-related activities ; the bulk of this sum remained unpaid at the time of the resolution of the dispute . |
16 | But , still the same , Fabia felt hot by the time she 'd made it to her room , so went and took a shower and changed her clothes and supposed , since it had to be lunchtime , that she should set about getting a snack of some sort . |
17 | Both these projects were provided for in the Five Year plan current at the time but were shelved for lack of funds . |
18 | No discipline seems pleasant at the time , but painful . |