Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] [noun] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're gon na wait three days at a time for the local copper to turn up , |
| 2 | It 's true that I did feel that way at the time . |
| 3 | but you can only do one charity at a time |
| 4 | It should cover three weeks at a time , with allowance for holiday and sick leave . |
| 5 | It was intended that John would spend six months at a time with each of his parents , but when Grace was due to have him back , Herbert took her into John 's room , which was the larger of the two bedrooms in the flat . |
| 6 | : You can only really see one eye at a time as they 're right on the side of the head . |
| 7 | These algorithms are most suited to tasks with small branching ratios and reversible operators , and with simple states so that the algorithm can remember several states at a time . |
| 8 | The Dreadnought trams , with their double staircases , were ideal for this — as seen here — and four of them could move 360 people at a time ! |
| 9 | Unless you 're suffering from an advanced case of schizophrenia , you can only control one player at a time . |
| 10 | It follows that a 32 bit bus can move four bytes at a time . |
| 11 | The mercantile agent must be in possession of the goods or documents of title ; and he must have that possession at the time he sells , pledges or otherwise disposes of the goods . |
| 12 | In Belgium many people do take three weeks at a time |
| 13 | Cooney cuts out talk about Tyson with : ‘ I 'll take one fight at a time . ’ |
| 14 | Cooney cuts out talk about Tyson with : ‘ I 'll take one fight at a time . ’ |
| 15 | Oh yes , they might want to worship God but let's take one step at a time . |
| 16 | Let's take one step at a time . |
| 17 | The ultra-cautious Dalglish said : ‘ We will take one game at a time . |
| 18 | A standard computer would proceed one step at a time , while we approach the issue from many different angles at once . |
| 19 | They may invite one child at a time to come to visit or stay , and give each the luxury of being an ‘ only ’ for a little while . |
| 20 | Since the important variable in population size is always the number of females rather than the number of males ( because one male can impregnate a large number of females but any female can only manage one pregnancy at a time ) , selective forces determine that the daytime gelada social structure is one in which a single dominant male forages with an attendant group of females and young . |
| 21 | It is important to remember when cutting and pasting that the Clipboard can only hold one item at a time and is cleared each time the cut or copy command is used . |
| 22 | Since lexicographers can only proof single entries at a time it is not envisaged that providing this space will cause a problem . |
| 23 | It certainly did not seem that way at the time . |
| 24 | The Census Offices are unable to do this themselves since they can only extract six areas at a time ! |
| 25 | Dried fruit , such as sultanas , and finely grated hard cheese can save these birds at a time when they are unable to find their usual insect food . |
| 26 | In this way we can put one edge at a time in place while we exchange another pair of edges . |
| 27 | You can only realistically learn one point at a time . |