Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bank can not predict which of its customers wish to withdraw or deposit money on any given day ; a travel firm can not control which of its package tours will be booked at a particular time . |
| 2 | Such policies can not work , because cuts have to be made at a difficult time and even more jobs are lost . |
| 3 | Development and consultation time has been short , and there are a number of features which will require close scrutiny during the early stages of piloting , so that adjustments can be made at an appropriate time . |
| 4 | Can it be done at a different time ? |
| 5 | A call can be booked in advance with the operator to be connected at a specified time . |
| 6 | In particular , as outlined below , one area of potential dissension and difficulty in the modern small private company is the very fact that some of the relevant legal rules and remedies are based on being able to distinguish the capacity in which a particular individual may be acting at a given time . |
| 7 | Sergeants and Inspectors know almost exactly where an officer can be found at a certain time , and woe betide the constable who keeps his superior officer waiting . |
| 8 | The rounds usually follow a regular delivery pattern so that the meal will generally be delivered at a regular time . |
| 9 | One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter . |
| 10 | These should still be kept at a regular time , because if you vary the routine too widely the dog is likely to become restless . |
| 11 | It may be possible to study for the course by distance learning , so that the modules can be covered at an appropriate time in your training . |
| 12 | Kessel ( 1965 ) has suggested a limit to the amount of tablets that could be dispensed at a given time , and in some areas chemist shop assistants are instructed to refer customers to senior staff when large amounts of tablets are being requested . |