Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory . |
| 2 | The king , troubled by the prince 's displays of temperament and his unwillingness to follow the advice of those who had charge of him , mindful also of his own unrobust health , considered it would be unwise for himself and his brother to receive visitors at the present time . |
| 3 | The firm has been campaigning since November 1991 to receive results at the same time as the Japanese press — a privilege denied it because it is not a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange press club , where securities companies post earnings announcements in members ' pigeon-holes . |
| 4 | She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow . |
| 5 | Afterwards , Ken told him : ‘ Never give me dialogue and ask me to handle props at the same time . ’ |
| 6 | He tries to fix dates at the key time of Jesus ' birth and beginning of his ministry ( Luke 2:1 ; 3:1 ) . |
| 7 | John Fairley , chairman of Grampian Property Partners , said : ‘ The plans to build homes for the first time is a significant move for housing co-operatives in the area and underlines our commitment to help meet the housing needs of people in Grampian . ’ |
| 8 | Be careful that you do not continue to reject fields at the same time as getting lower and lower until it is too late either to have any selection or to achieve a good approach . |
| 9 | I am happy to have debates at the appropriate time . |
| 10 | Chris Ivory , chief executive at Bedale food firm Dalepak said he knew of a small company which would struggle to stay in business if it had to raise wages at the present time . |
| 11 | As the government looks for cuts , it will find plenty of scope to make improvements at the same time . |
| 12 | BLUNDERING birdwatchers may be to blame for the failure of England 's only breeding pair of Golden Eagles to produce chicks for the first time in four years . |
| 13 | One of Oxford 's two remaining women-only colleges has tonight decided to admit men for the first time in a hundred years . |