Example sentences of "[art] time [adv] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The times when persons in power wish to check the excesses of public writers are times at which a large body of opinion or sentiment is hostile to the executive . |
| 2 | It 's the time when thoughts of suicide can be very common and this again is particularly distressing for people of strong faith . |
| 3 | ‘ It is the time when attention to detail must be absolutely remorseless . |
| 4 | In 1956 , at a time when eligibility for jury service was still limited by a property qualification , Lord Devlin described juries as ‘ predominantly male , middle-aged , middle-minded and middle-class ’ . |
| 5 | It is evident , too , that everyone is doing this at a time when thoughts of recession could easily exclude any charitable action . |
| 6 | He could n't remember a time when going to bed with a woman had n't dulled his interest , acting almost inevitably as a cure for his fascination . |
| 7 | This is a particularly important role at a time when systems of monitoring and regulation are changing and consumer concerns need to be effectively represented . |
| 8 | This experience was invaluable when I went to college , for it was at a time when students in training were being told that if a lesson was interesting enough , children would listen . |
| 9 | At a time when standards of living were rapidly rising at home , our goods abroad , manufactured with the disproportionate vulnerability of too many man-hours at high wage rates , became unattractively priced . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's a serious matter at a time when violence among football supporters has emerged again , ’ he said . |
| 11 | The most telling point against Janette Richardson 's methodical interpretation may well be that no commercial benefits to the merchant can be imputed to his generosity and hospitality towards the monk ; the monk is invited to his house simply " " to pleye … in alle wise " " , " to have fun in every way " ( 59 – 61 ) , and is able to borrow a hundred francs from the merchant even at a time when cash in hand would be particularly useful to him in his business ( 255 – 92 ) : this , significantly , is the immediate context of the merchant 's reflection : Derek Pearsall nicely describes the poignant ambivalence of a single action that is motivated simultaneously by instinctive self-interest and by the " " inner springs " " of human virtue in the Shipman 's merchant 's desire both to be and to be recognized as generous . |