Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would my father and mother say , and was n't it time I took upon myself the responsibility of my spiritual life at that time held in proxy by my godparents . |
| 2 | I do not expect to encounter ‘ the Lady ’ in that particular form again ; she represented a power to watch over and sustain me , and her qualities were ones that were especially lacking in my own life at that time — practicality , solidity and a refusal to get flustered . |
| 3 | ‘ As a mother , I am keenly aware of the queen 's fears for her elder son at this time . |
| 4 | Does the Secretary of State accept that Britain has the most cost efficient coal industry in Europe , producing the cheapest coal , and that if it were in any one of the other 11 European countries there would be no question of its further contraction at this time ? |
| 5 | If there is a breach of warranty , subject to any limitations in the contract , the acquirer will be entitled to damages representing the difference between the value of the shares or the business with all the warranties fulfilled — which need not be ( but generally will be ) the same as the purchase consideration — and their actual value at that time in view of the breach of warranty . |
| 6 | It was me , her personal tutor at that time , who persuaded her to stay . |
| 7 | Although their exact role at that time is not certain , they were powerful officers of the Supreme Court . |
| 8 | to keep to keep the the members of Council from their collective tea at this time of the evening , but my group feels it is necessary to put forward the people of the acute financial situation of this Council , a situation which is deteriorating rapidly , and began to deteriorate in May last year , May 1990 . |
| 9 | A further 31% ( 65 ) went to see their doctor — suggesting that over 80% had consulted their general practitioner at some time . |
| 10 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
| 11 | These reflected the extraordinary complexity of the political situation which had developed in Yugoslavia during the years of the German occupation , when different ethnic , religious and political groups had formed shifting alliances , according to whether their main enemy at any time had seemed to be the occupying Germans or Tito 's partisans working to establish a Socialist state in post-war Yugoslavia . |
| 12 | His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed . |
| 13 | That in all this — in the maelstrom which he had managed to turn into a benevolent vortex — his real preoccupation at that time was to be a man . |
| 14 | The emotional and political stability afforded to Nizan by his entry to the PCF in 1927 needs to be examined in the light of other factors influencing his personal development at this time . |
| 15 | Other fairy subjects followed , but his major work at this time was a large number of panels for Lord Foley 's house at 26 Grosvenor Square , for which he chose scenes from Tasso 's ‘ Jerusalem Delivered ’ and Byron 's ‘ Manfred ’ . |
| 16 | Valverde told the commission that his immediate superior at that time , the then Minister of Transport and Communications José Barrionuevo , had had full knowledge of the details of the land purchases . |
| 17 | His only concern at that time was whether his marriage was going to be able to stand up to his time in jail . |
| 18 | The one-armed general remained insistent though , supporting Monteith 's opinion that if Joseph be ‘ allowed to have his own way at this time , it will only make him more stubborn in the future ’ . |
| 19 | Hence , these documents offer little on the important and possibly substantial grants of lands to Scandinavians immediately after Cnut 's accession , probably because the majority were never recorded in this form , and little more on his lay patronage at other times . |
| 20 | His Permanent Secretary at that time was my cousin Wilfrid Bourne , and this is what he later wrote to me : |
| 21 | Another noteworthy aspect of Circumspecte agatis is that it reminds us that legislation at that time was by no means limited to parliamentary acts , but could result from decisions of the king and his councillors , expressed in general writs to his justices and sheriffs . |
| 22 | You can repay your Personal Loan at any time , simply by writing to your branch and arranging to pay-off the amount outstanding . |
| 23 | ‘ We offer you our continuing support at this time . ’ |
| 24 | In the 1629 session he told the Commons that ‘ religion offers itself to your first consideration at this time ’ , and reproached the Speaker for undue readiness to obey the king 's orders . |
| 25 | ‘ You had to make your own fun at that time . |
| 26 | People in Baldersdale often used to come for him to help calve their cows and , on one occasion , he worked alongside our local vet at that time , Mr Joe Cosgrove , who said afterwards he was pretty good . |
| 27 | If you wish to discuss your account , or arrange a loan or overdraft , you can ring your local office at any time between 8.30am and 8.30pm , and until 1pm on Saturdays . |