Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus whereas the bare infinitive allows for the incidence of its event to a support situated within the confines of event time , the mechanism of incidence provided for by the verb form itself is inoperative when called upon express an incidence to a support situated prior to the time contained in the event . |
| 2 | When Harry 's front axle buckled , he was behind a truck A few brief comments on each of these : in ( 35a ) the pronoun I is used gesturally to self-nominate from a group , in ( 35b ) it just has the symbolic usage ; in ( 36b ) the word ago places the time at which the action occurred relative to the time of speaking , in ( 36c ) the time is relative to the time at which the events in the narrative occurred . |
| 3 | In 18 patients the operation had been a two stage procedure with a covering ileostomy being closed some three months after primary surgery while in five patients a one stage restorative proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir was performed with the ileal reservoir becoming functional at the time of proctocolectomy . |
| 4 | The compensation we will pay is the market value of the item up to the maximum Code of Practice Compensation limit applicable at the time of posting . |
| 5 | Intelligence reports available at the time spelt out clearly that one of the Iraqi directors of the firm was involved in Saddam 's race for the bomb . |
| 6 | Latest traffic figures available at the time of writing showed that the airport had its busiest October on record . |
| 7 | Always have your car or front door keys ready by the time you need them . |
| 8 | Sadly , our voice went unheard at the time . |
| 9 | To is consequently used in the infinitive of reaction to evoke the support of the infinitive as characterized by a disposition arising prior to the time of realization of what the infinitive denotes . |
| 10 | EIB loans are usually made in the form of a ‘ cocktail ’ of several currencies , depending upon the currencies which the Bank has available at the time of the loan . |
| 11 | The UMW was fined more than $65,000,000 for strike-related activities ; the bulk of this sum remained unpaid at the time of the resolution of the dispute . |
| 12 | Both these projects were provided for in the Five Year plan current at the time but were shelved for lack of funds . |
| 13 | No discipline seems pleasant at the time , but painful . |