Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If my memory serves me correctly , the very first public outing of the very first public train resulted in a fatality , and one at a mere 12 mph , though doubtless this seemed like the speed of light at the time . |
| 2 | Robert Capa was president of Magnum at the time , and active in its head office . |
| 3 | Many of the present team have been with the organisation at least since 1974 when Mr d'Ancona , an assistant secretary with the Department of Energy at the time , was asked to implement a political decision to transfer the headquarters of the fledgling organisation from London to Glasgow . |
| 4 | any of their rights to participate in a surplus in a winding up are limited to a specific amount which is not calculated by reference to the company 's assets or profits and such limitation had a commercial effect in practice at the time the shares were issued or , if later , at the time the limitation was introduced . |
| 5 | As stated above , exceptions were introduced for those with very limited means , but these did not prevent a huge storm of protest at the time of the introduction of the new system . |
| 6 | The new styles marked a major change of direction at the time of the Civil Wars ; although they often impinged only indirectly on local farming life , the upheavals of the 1640s were enough to halt the great rebuilding almost entirely . |
| 7 | The plan was originally for 17,000 MW of coal plant but this was reduced to 11,300 MW and the level of construction at the time of writing suggested that this objective may not be achieved . |
| 8 | That caused a bit of talk at the time . ’ |
| 9 | Donald Woods , 58 , was the only white members of the governing council of the South African Cricket Board of Control at the time of his arrest and banning in Johannesburg by state decree in October 1977 . |
| 10 | Yes , Winston Churchill was the President of the Board of Trade at the time , and he actually sponsored the legislation . |
| 11 | There was not much sale for that kind of thing at the time of Hilbert 's marriage . |
| 12 | It had seemed an expedient course of action at the time , as she 'd waited there in her kitchen , in the late afternoon dark , for Wakelate and his client to return to the house . |
| 13 | Birth parents may relinquish their child for adoption at the time of birth or at a subsequent date , possibly having cared for the child over a period of months or years . |
| 14 | Although art 4 appears to apply the test of unfairness at the time the contract was entered into ( like the UCTA ) , the standard of reasonableness does not equate exactly with the unfairness test in the Directive . |
| 15 | However , the allegation that Hazelwood had been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the disaster was contradicted by a number of witnesses at his trial , which opened in Anchorage , Alaska , on Jan. 29 , 1990 , after a six-month delay . |
| 16 | Candy 's reaction had afforded her a certain degree of comfort at the time , but now as she sat in the dressing-room , she was aware of a strange hollowness deep in the pit of her stomach . |
| 17 | By itself , this approach does not establish a concept of durability since , in the case of perishables , it is self-evident that , if at the time of delivery to the carrier the natural produce are in such peak condition that they are likely to arrive in a deteriorated state , the requirement of merchantability at the time of delivery to the buyer has not been satisfied . |
| 18 | If what was a secret at the time that the contract was entered into subsequently becomes public knowledge then it would be unrealistic if the court were simply to examine the question of reasonableness at the time when the contract was entered . |
| 19 | The very wide shoulders narrowing sharply to a slim hip on a longer jacket was the biggest influence on menswear at the time and he took the world by storm . |
| 20 | The two-thirds majority of only those who were present meant that the views of legates and those absent from the curia on business at the time of the death of a pope carried no weight in the election of a successor . |
| 21 | Blood specimens were obtained from each child by venepuncture at the time of vaccination and then 4 to 6 weeks and 13 to 17 months later . |
| 22 | They say that the sun shines on the righteous , which explains why the BIE has a good track record for weather at the time of its conferences . |
| 23 | The avoidance of confusion at the time of reading is not the only reason for arguing that children should be helped to become aware of what is actually on the page . |
| 24 | Tickets may be booked in advance for the LAST EVENING PERFORMANCES , LATE NIGHTS and WEEKENDS on the basis of payment at the time of booking . |
| 25 | I would say that they were accurate when they were produced and there produced on the basis of accuracy at the time and they would be reviewed after the first financial period |
| 26 | Alan Rothwell , who played another post office clerk in the film and soon afterwards became known on TV as David Barlow in Coronation Street , remembered Crawford as ‘ a good mate and good fun ’ , adding , ‘ We were both on a sort of level at the time . |
| 27 | Thus , the mean duration of colitis at the time of diagnosis of stricture was 14.5 years in the benign group ( range 1.5–35 years ) and 25 years in the malignant group ( range 10–40 years ) . |
| 28 | However , there is no doubt that the majority of authorities do favour an examination of reasonableness at the time of contracting . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not denying it , but you 've got to see it from our point of view at the time . |
| 30 | The third major sub-division of Judaism at the time was that of the Essenes , about whom our knowledge is much more ambiguous , much less clearly defined . |