Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [prep] the time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rest of the afternoon had been more or less normal for the time of year except that Ted had been following Pete around for most of it , trying to pump him for details of what had happened between him and Diane Jackson . |
| 2 | Only eight at the time of his brother 's accession in 1461 , he spent the early years of Edward IV 's reign in relative obscurity , overshadowed by his elder brother George duke of Clarence . |
| 3 | Only eight at the time of his brother 's accession in 1461 , he spent the early years of Edward IV 's reign in relative obscurity , overshadowed by his elder brother George duke of Clarence . |
| 4 | Sales volumes in May were up on a year ago for the fifth month in a row but they remained well below normal for the time of year , he said . |
| 5 | Motor traders reported a small fall in sales in the year to May following five months of growth , but business remained below normal for the time of year . |
| 6 | Shop sales grew again in May , but the upturn was relatively modest with sales still well below normal for the time of year . |
| 7 | Just as it was difficult to be alone so much of the time with such an attractive young woman , despite the size of the ship and our separate cabins . |
| 8 | As a bright and promising student of Armchair Theatre Sydney Newman felt Verity Lambert was right for the Producer 's post , in spite of her distinct lack of years , being only twenty-seven at the time of her appointment . |
| 9 | I have proposed that , on the reasonable assumption that resources remained more or less constant for the time in question , the price exacted for ( phyletically ) growing larger was to become rarer , thereby increasing the probability of extinction ( Hallam , 1975 ) . |
| 10 | Maidstone is one of a number of designated prisons able to take ‘ lifers ’ and it can provide up to 100 places for them , although there were only 80 at the time of my visit . |
| 11 | His son , with a face blemished by a large red birthmark which led to his being known as James of the Fiery Face , was only 6 at the time of the assassination . |
| 12 | Although only fifteen at the time of his father 's death he soon showed himself to be a cunning and unscrupulous politician . |
| 13 | Evidence was also given that Ward had been suffering from a personality disorder and was highly suggestible at the time of her arrest and trial . |
| 14 | The main set of London University theses for inter-library loan use is housed in the Senate House Library , but access was not possible at the time of the visit . |
| 15 | Had it been severable , i.e. if it had been the sale of separate lots to be separately paid for , then presumably the contract would have been void only as to those lots which were not complete at the time of the contract . |
| 16 | He found that the circumstances which had arisen were not foreseeable at the time of the contract but he still decided to take into account supervening events : this made the contract unenforceable and unreasonable . |
| 17 | Excision biopsy and histology were considered for naevi showing change or new naevi not present at the time of the previous photographic session . |
| 18 | To establish this defence the producer must prove that the defect was not present at the time of supply by him . |
| 19 | Scotland , in contrast , was already self-divided at the time of the Treaty of Union with two mutually hostile cultures in place — Gaelic and Lowland . |
| 20 | In Italy , soon after the collapse of the Gothic regime under Byzantine attack , the Lombards , a nation largely pagan at the time of its arrival in Italy in the 560s , settled in the northern and much of the central part of the peninsula . |
| 21 | The NVC for weeds was not available at the time of writing , but two named communities which are likely to be recognised are : |
| 22 | The NVC for aquatic plants was not available at the time of writing , but see Spence in Burnett ( 1964 ) . |
| 23 | We may test this suspicion by reference to various statements concerning the perceived nature of the new Citizenship Education ( though unfortunately because of frequent postponements of its publication date , the National Curriculum Council guidance document on Citizenship as a cross-curricular theme is not available at the time of writing ) . |
| 24 | BMW 's new 3-series , not available at the time of writing , will be a close match for the Mercedes 190 . |
| 25 | This information was not available at the time of the report in April . |
| 26 | Judith , perhaps already ailing at the time of her son 's marriage , may have accompanied him to Tours in February 843 . |
| 27 | In order to qualify for alternative permitted hours , the club must fulfil the following conditions ( subss. ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ) , viz. : ( a ) that the club premises are adapted and used by members and their guests for carrying on athletic sports or games ; ( b ) that at least one of the sports or games is carried on out of doors , and in daylight ( unless artificial light is used ) ; ( c ) that the premises are regularly used during winter and the hours of daylight for a sport specified in ( b ) ; ( a ) that the usual permitted hours are not suitable for the time at which the game or sport is usually played by members and their guests for the supply of liquor to those participating in the game . |
| 28 | Here A's mistake is so extraordinary that we are justified in wondering whether he was not insane at the time of the deed , his insanity being an omitted fact . |
| 29 | The Burgundians , however , were already Christian at the time of Syagrius 's involvement in their legislation . |
| 30 | If the stock in these categories is to be revised and replenished often enough at each service point to keep its readers supplied with fresh material , then buying of new titles will be at an extremely wasteful level — since few of the titles withdrawn would be out-of-date or physically obsolete at the time of their withdrawal . |