Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the [adj] time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was another sound , too , a strange noise for the bright time of noonday . |
| 2 | Much attention will focus on the inclusion in the census for the first time of the self reported limiting , longstanding sickness item . |
| 3 | In addition to the emphasis on vocal participation by congregations , there was the recognition for the first time of indigenous musical traditions . |
| 4 | In the future , it might be possible for us to reset our body clock to the new time zone quickly , by taking a pill containing melatonin at the appropriate time of day . |
| 5 | Although we can quickly reset our watches , our body clock takes many days to adjust , and so instructs the pineal to produce melatonin at the wrong time of day , causing jet-lag . |
| 6 | But the wavelength multiplied by the frequency is always equal to the velocity of light , so this decrease in wavelength has the result at the same time of increasing the frequency v. Inevitably we thereby increase the energy carried by a single photon and make its interaction with the electron correspondingly more rumbustious ( with the effect of increasing the degree of uncontrollable disturbance to its momentum ) . |
| 7 | Alcohol has edged down from 80 to 78 per mille , but leisure services have risen from 32 per mille to 62 , entirely as a result of the inclusion for the first time of foreign holidays , which are now deemed to account for 30 per mille ( 3 per cent ) of the cost of living . |
| 8 | If you can translate the act to the big time of global rock ‘ n' roll there 's the chance of a lifelong career but it 's a deceptively hard trick to pull off . |
| 9 | Perform the latter test at the same time of day , as there can be a significant ( but not usually harmful ) fluctuation over a 24-hour period , particularly in a planted pool . |
| 10 | After a peaceful settlement was reached " the Security Council members … will bring their active contribution to the settlement of the other problems of the region and , in particular , the Israeli-Arab conflict and the Palestinian problem by the convening at the appropriate time of an international conference … to secure the security , the stability and the development of this part of the world " . |
| 11 | Many neglected hedge species respond to hard pruning at the right time of year , and will quickly produce a thicket of new growth . |
| 12 | The seventy five year old bachelor had finally got his girl at the second time of asking years He 'd waited half a century for this kiss with his new bride Rose , and he still could n't believe his luck . |
| 13 | During a visit to Beijing , the Chinese capital , Abdullah al-Kuwaizi , the Deputy Minister of Finance and National Economy , announced on April 19 , 1989 , the establishment for the first time of formal trade relations with China . |
| 14 | Just that first Botticelli moment of the first time of her taking her clothes off . |
| 15 | It is a consequence of the playing time of a CD running under CLV . |
| 16 | And yet we often find that examinations take place at the very time of year when there is most likelihood of a heatwave . |
| 17 | Diana now looks back on those days at Coleherne Court as the happiest time of her life . |
| 18 | In an attempt to avoid the confusion and last-minute delays which had surrounded the execution of Robert Alton Harris in April [ see p. 38857 ] , however , the Court did not announce its decision until 10.59 p.m. , one minute before the scheduled time of Coleman 's death . |
| 19 | The A. & P. Gypsies , by the way , were among the very first stars to have a radio ‘ series ’ — a programme which was broadcast regularly from the same station at the same time of the same day of the week . |
| 20 | Mengistu referred to the presence at an OAU summit for the first time of African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela , whom he described as " a shining symbol of the struggle for liberation " . |
| 21 | There was n't any kind of conflict or argument throughout the whole time of our assembly . |
| 22 | It is also the area of greatest concern to companies contemplating exporting for the first time of those considering a significant expansion of their overseas activities . |
| 23 | Their efforts were directed towards drawing more and more of the Christian life into the sacred time of the liturgy . |
| 24 | I was n't really sure what I was doing going to listen to a programme of classical music at the uncustomary time of 10 a.m . |
| 25 | She was worrying that they 'd made love at the wrong time of the month . |
| 26 | The break-in happened between 6.30 and 10.30pm on Thursday night but so far no witnesses have come forward to give more information about the exact time of the raid . |
| 27 | One of these was a gradual trend towards laying off workers in their early sixties in the belief that age made them less efficient , and the introduction for the first time of fixed retirement ages . |
| 28 | It is not rational to expect the best virtue where temptation is applied in the most trying form at the frailest time of human life . ’ |
| 29 | He had looked for a loophole in their guard , he had found that crevice at the first time of asking . |
| 30 | Well the advice Mrs then is if you know what variety it is and you know it 's a variety tough enough to grow outdoors like er Peregrine , then send protection at the susceptible time of the year when the blossom 's out , otherwise er if it is a tend a more tender variety we do n't think er the thing is going to survive and certainly not going to fruit . |