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

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1 … or is it just another of those little habits ( much favoured by men ) that seem to flourish at this time of year .
2 Of course , we had to walk to work at that time o' day .
3 The Code enjoined members to trade fairly and responsibly , to behave at all times with integrity , comply with all relevant legislation benefiting consumers , act responsibly and prudently in their marketing and advertising , ensure that its debt collection procedures conformed to the highest ethical standards .
4 And of ISD explained , with her staff shop sandwiches in hand : ‘ It is very difficult to cross at most times of day .
5 ‘ That was a damn silly thing to do at this time of night . ’
6 If you hike down here ( a much wiser thing to do at this time of year ) the Grand Canyon Department of Arbitrary Silly Rules and Regulations have erected signs that read ‘ Do not go beyond this point without water . ’
7 Regrettably but perhaps inevitably , the ambivalence of feeling and thought which is bound to exist at any time of change has been seized upon by those who can profit from it .
8 ‘ Do you think it would be sensible for a woman to go at that time of night into the house of an unmarried man ? ’ she asked .
9 " He has never asked me to go at this time of night before , " she whispered .
10 He glanced up at the sky and remarked : ‘ There 's nowhere to go at this time of night ’ , at which I said that I would be going home , and moved off to the right .
11 Perhaps it may even spur them to have a rethink ( miracles have been known to happen at this time of year ) and remove the threat of closure not just from St Bart 's but many other wonderful facilities up and down the country .
12 Still more complex behaviours , such as the spinning of an orb web by a spider , or the singing of the species-specific song by a bird , depend on an interaction between innate structures generating particular movements , on innate tendencies to be reinforced by particular sensory inputs , and on experience , which may have to occur at particular times during development .
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