Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] time [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We learned for the second time that old London Underground trains never die : they are sold for another quarter-century 's work on the Isle of Wight . |
| 2 | Wehave shown for the first time that small intestinal and whole gut transit is faster in patients with chronic radiation enteritis . |
| 3 | In between the two mosques , in the great arc of roofs and terraces which surmounted the houses of Shahjehanabad , I saw for the first time that secret Delhi which lies hidden from those who only know the city from ground level . |
| 4 | LOGO and the languages which follow could allow people of the Third World to recover control of their cultural and educational development for the first time since elite education began to be Europeanised last century . |
| 5 | For the first time since economic co-operation was established as one of the three " baskets " under the 1975 Helsinki Final Act , an economic meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) was held in Bonn on March 19-April 11 . |
| 6 | BRITAIN is dreaming of a green Christmas this year for the first time since artificial trees appeared in the shops . |
| 7 | Thus , in the context of consensual sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 , it states : ‘ Most of us think that acts such as oral sex are extremely serious ( perhaps more likely to disturb a young girl meeting them for the first time than sexual intercourse ) . ’ |
| 8 | When she said this she looked full at him for the first time and ill though she seemed he saw in her eyes the full pride and command of an eagle . |
| 9 | While in 1965 at the Spencer Churchill sale top examples were changing hands for around £600 , and in the 1970s in the low thousands , the prices at the Castle Ashby sale shot up into the hundred thousands for the first time as new collectors , both Greek and American , competed against each other . |
| 10 | The action was alleged to have been initiated around Jan. 22 , at about the same time as other Kuwaiti oil wells and storage tanks had been set alight in an apparent attempt to disrupt the allied air campaign . |
| 11 | Is the certificate worth the extra time and considerable effort involved on top of implementing a TQM programme ? |
| 12 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 13 | In May 1947 the Joint Chiefs , while acknowledging that planning had to remain flexible , observed that " it appears at the present time that initial establishment of Allied forces in the Middle East is the most promising course of action " . |
| 14 | At the same time that personal computer technology is moving to centre stage for corporate applications , ‘ it is moving down into what you might call the intelligent television , where you can select any type of movie to see , or shop , or interact with information , ’ Gates said . |
| 15 | For awareness of Mystery brings a paradox : at the same time that religious people claim to have knowledge of this Mystery they become more deeply aware that it is infinitely beyond any understanding . |
| 16 | On June 6 he told delegates at a seminar on promoting private investment that multipartyism would be established " in the near future " , warning at the same time that current conditions , notably the illiteracy rate of over 70 per cent , were " not adequate to meet the challenge of multipartyism " . |
| 17 | In all patients and healthy controls , a 5 ml venous blood sample for plasma fatty acid measurement was drawn after a 14 hour overnight fast at the same time that full clinical assessment was performed . |
| 18 | However , if all members of a group went swimming at the same time and left valuables unattended , that would be an unnecessary risk where no real precautions had been taken and would be a breach of the duty of care . |
| 19 | We have just noted how local politics in Britain has recently become more diversified , but , as Chapter 4 pointed out , this has happened at the same time as political power has become increasingly centralized . |
| 20 | Between 1980 and 1985 interest payments by third world countries more than doubled from 9 to 20 per cent. , at the same time as average prices for their commodities fell by an average of more than 25 per cent . |
| 21 | This is in spite of an impressive set of measures , associated with the Integrated Rural Development Programme , to reduce poverty at the same time as encouraging economic development . |
| 22 | When the time comes for expansion , new houses can be added either to work alongside present flocks , i.e. added at the same time as existing houses , or slotted in-between , to give a more even flow . |
| 23 | The news came at the same time as Personal Computer World 's first annual awards — where the judges voted our 486-based PC the Best Power-User System ( see page 7 ) . |
| 24 | In the parts of the Caribbean under consideration , at the same time as Standard English is used in the official and public domains , a local creole language is the language of everyday interaction for the majority of the population . |
| 25 | Using a small amount of bleach to clean lavatories probably wo n't do any harm , but avoid using it at the same time as other materials ; dangerous chlorine could be released . |
| 26 | The time-honoured foam filter is a good beginner 's choice , and an excellent back-up to other systems , especially as it can be matured ( build-up a working population of bacteria ) in the tank at the same time as other systems — then moved into action at the required time should a back-up or quarantine tank become necessary . |
| 27 | Furthermore , loss of a spouse may occur at the same time as other bereavements . |
| 28 | Often the hypertext system is running at the same time as other systems , exchanging documents dynamically with them . |
| 29 | We have exactly the same option to join a single currency at the same time as other member states if we wish . |
| 30 | Departments will have to place a monetary value on any destruction of the environment that may result from government policies , meaning that environmental impact will be assessed at the same time as other benefits and costs . |