Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then you tell the story of the murder and the subsequent investigation , adroitly working in the fact that there was a red light shining at the vital time and place , using one of the ways of tricking your reader into " noticing and not noticing " this that we looked at in the previous chapter , and you also harp like mad on the impossibility of a person in a black dress or suit having been on hand at the moment the murder was committed . |
| 2 | No Special Relationships exist for the user requested at the present time . |
| 3 | It required but a single coincidence , whereby an apparent answer to a prayer arrived at the appropriate time , to make him believe that his objects of supplication had powers beyond himself , and had brought him relief . |
| 4 | ‘ Because on the hour means just that and failure to transmit at the given time usually means one thing . |
| 5 | Questions whirled in her brain as the play progressed , unfolding its tale to an appreciative audience , yet she was no nearer to an answer as the curtain dropped for the final time after the cast had been made to take several bows . |
| 6 | Although the taking of professional advice is a material circumstance , the substantial cause of the failure to comply with the statutory time limit is one of the matters for investigation . |
| 7 | It will no doubt investigate what was the substantial cause of the employee 's failure to comply with the statutory time limit ; whether he had been physically prevented from complying with the limitation period , for instance by illness or a postal strike , or something similar . |
| 8 | In any event it will probably be relevant in most cases for the Industrial Tribunal to ask itself whether there has been any substantial fault on the part of the employee or his adviser which has led to the failure to comply with the statutory time limit |
| 9 | The withdrawal of SSP or sickness allowance will apply where there is no acceptable reason for the failure to notify within the respective time limits . |
| 10 | It is important to realize then that our symptoms , produced in response to stress , are not solely based upon the stress occurring at the given time , but upon all the stress accumulated in our stress glass over time . |
| 11 | In evaluating credit scoring at the present time , we had to consider three aspects : |
| 12 | No LIFESPAN user names exist from the start name requested at the present time . |
| 13 | So Bartle may have been a corn spirit , christianised to become St Bartholomew whose day falls at the right time of year , or even a former village priest as has been suggested . |
| 14 | Ian left the colour to develop for the maximum time of forty minutes under a gentle heat . |
| 15 | If there is no stated requirement for a quorum , persuade the Chairman to start at the advertised time even if only you and he are present . |
| 16 | Yesterday 's hearing before Mr Justice Schiemann was on the issue of whether the claim fell within the legal time limit . |
| 17 | If only a portion of the balance is to be switched into another currency , the service will take two working days , using the exchange rate quoted at the requested time of transfer . |
| 18 | Thirdly there have been studies of geomorphological processes affected by human activity and particularly important stimuli were produced by Wolman ( 1967a ) who suggested the way in which sediment yield varied at the present time between urban and non-urban areas and extended this to provide a model of change of sediment yield in the northeast of the USA since 1700 , and also by Douglas ( 1969 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd like to know how much elation black leadership feels for this occasion , if any , of murder by mob , murder by trial , murder by jury , ’ Reed stated , his voice rising for the only time . |
| 20 | And just to remind you the open the open state probability can be defined as the time that the channel spends in its in the open state divided by the total time of the recording . |
| 21 | Although no independent assessment of quality of life was performed in these patients , from the objective assessment of exercise capacity and left ventricular function in each case combined with the full time employment of most of the long term surviving patients , the patients ' answers to a simple telephone questionnaire were probably accurate and did not reflect any inappropriate bias . |
| 22 | This unforeseen situation developed at the very time when local authorities were also facing the problems of reorganisation and of the introduction of structure planning . |
| 23 | By nationalizing for a specific period — length depending upon the expected time needed for rehabilitation and the severity of the offence — and placing public-appointed directors to the board with a duty to inform the public and advise the remaining corporate directors , the chances of recidivating could be reduced considerably . |
| 24 | Paddy Ashdown really is convinced that he can take the Lib Dems into the big time but not just yet . |
| 25 | It is important to recognize that an identical project promoted at the present time would not offer good value for money in comparison with a new-build scheme . |
| 26 | Is there a repairs problem in West Belfast ? how does the repairs system operate at the present time ? is the policy of employing contractors for repairs adequate ? are tenants rights safeguarded in the tendering policy of the Housing Executive in regards to accountability to the community and the standard of work carried out ? |
| 27 | Leaders must use sound judgment and , if necessary , part from those who were inclined to involve them in disputes that were not only calculated to bring defeat but to weaken and endanger the position held at the present time " . |
| 28 | The electrical problem arises from the finite time it takes a signal to travel across a chip . |
| 29 | The term " is suffering " in this context refers to the present time . |
| 30 | Sometimes Julia accompanied her , and as they travelled home one day Carrie said thoughtfully , ‘ You know I never wished Ma dead , Julie , but I 've got to admit her death came at the right time for me . |