Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [noun] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally , further education activities should take place at a time when the qualified staff can most easily be spared . |
| 2 | This should take place at a time when the individual is able to engage in detailed discussion . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought it odd an Englishman should visit Vienna at a time like this . ’ |
| 4 | The monster might breathe fire for a time but , sooner or later , the general public would forget about the lion 's head and remember only the goat 's body and serpent 's tail . |
| 5 | Philips arranged with the Procurator-General of the Regent 's government in Brussels that he would visit Antwerp at a time when Tyndale 's host Poyntz was away . |
| 6 | But er it would cause chaos for a time |
| 7 | Unless they can be guaranteed a post , they will consider alternatives at a time when they probably need to be free of distractions from their studies and may commit themselves to another job unnecessarily . |
| 8 | Not only are peak users paying for the high marginal costs they impose , but also those users who would not mind consuming at a different time ( e.g. households with night storage heaters , who can use electricity at a time when marginal costs are low ) are induced by cheaper prices to switch to consuming at off-peak times . |
| 9 | Participants may read the transcript and , if they are unhappy , can veto release for a time . |