Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] at [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 He would start the evening in his quiet , sometimes moody , Kansas drawl and would end up in ranting fashion , telling them all that things would be different when he and the rest of ‘ new ’ Hollywood were running things , and they would all be clapped in irons , which was hardly the brightest way to inspire confidence at a time when you were seeking film money .
2 Nevertheless , this sector has the potential to generate employment at a rate close to the rate of growth of the urban population , but at very low levels of income .
3 NEC Corp 's NEC Akita Ltd subsidiary has put off production of circuit boards at a new factory in Akita prefecture , northern Japan , because of poor demand for home appliances and computers : according to Reuter , NEC Akita completed construction of the new factory at the end of 1992 , and it now hopes to start production at the plant later this year .
4 Local authorities are struggling to maintain provision at a time when they should be expanding efforts to meet the needs of this sector of the population .
5 But , even here , it is wiser to seek agreement at the outset rather than leave matters until there is some disagreement about the continued use or the exploitation of the program .
6 ‘ He sent a message to the governor explaining that the thefts continued to take place at a time when the firm had transferred me to England for a period of six months .
7 Press criticism inspired by certain currents within the FLN meanwhile accused the government of having played " Russian roulette " with the country 's future by allowing the elections to take place at a time when an Islamist win likely .
8 Monnet 's original report had drawn particular attention to the fact that West Germany could easily be expected to produce steel at a cost far below what France could manage .
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