Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 For determining whether resource contributions of taxpayers , grantors , and service recipients intended to support activities of a given time period were sufficient to recover the cost of those activities .
2 For predicting the amount of resource contributions of taxpayers , grantors , and service recipients needed to support activities of a given time period .
3 SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow .
7 Afterwards , Ken told him : ‘ Never give me dialogue and ask me to handle props at the same time . ’
8 A licence has to be obtained and a deposit paid in advance to cover charges for a reasonable time .
9 We try to help friends through the bad times .
10 Correct positioning of water jets will ensure that the utensils are thoroughly cleaned first time round , thus removing the tiresome need to put pots through a second time .
11 He tries to fix dates at the key time of Jesus ' birth and beginning of his ministry ( Luke 2:1 ; 3:1 ) .
12 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 . ’
13 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 .
14 4 Consumers must respond to price differences with a shorter time lag .
15 I am happy to have debates at the appropriate time .
16 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 .
17 As the government looks for cuts , it will find plenty of scope to make improvements at the same time .
18 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 .
19 The refusal was associated with another decision by Seaton Valley UDC to allow Leech to make representations at a suitable time in the future when overall development was being considered .
20 Jacquie , who can be contacted on 0483 301831 for information — or for a fundraising pack that could be used by clubs , pubs and organisations — told the Herald : ‘ Politics and now the general election have tended to dominate newspapers for a long time , squeezing out reports on stories about Africa — good as well as bad .
21 One of Oxford 's two remaining women-only colleges has tonight decided to admit men for the first time in a hundred years .
22 Very often , too , when we were travelling round the farms doing repairs ( and many of these were done just before harvest to prevent hold-ups at a busy time ) the Guv'nor would tell us to leave two shillings at a certain farm , half a crown perhaps at another , and at some only a shilling : that would go towards the men 's largesse-spending . ’
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