Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.

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1 It seems relevant that anthropology be used at this time to contribute to the debate on policing , for since the 1964 Police Act and the preceding Royal Commission which was generated through concern over police practice , the organization has held an increasingly central place in the public imagination .
2 Although other burials clustered around the enclosure , the internal area was respected , until the whole monument was dismantled at some time in the fourth century .
3 The October 1990 rate cut was anticipated for some time in advance by the gilt market which bought gilts and drove up gilt prices ( see Fig. 17.3 ) , as was the continued fall in base rates over the next two years .
4 Intercourse is avoided at this time .
5 A great deal of work was done at that time in enlarging and landscaping the park , creating lakes and the kitchen gardens .
6 The flat area to the south was drained at some time in the eighteenth century and a canal was built across it .
7 The T'ang period was the main flowering of culture in China , and more poetry was written during that time than any other .
8 It was difficult to x-ray his leg so far up , and as it was a small machine and needed a relatively long exposure it was hard to get a clear picture with him shaking as the poor boy was doing by this time .
9 The Market Hall was demolished at that time , exposing the flank wall of No. 114 , on which was sign-written the times of cars to Mitcham and Sutton .
10 A Special General Meeting called by the National Council was held at this time , a report of which is to be seen on page 13 .
11 In fact , the sound is heard at any time when two cats are fighting and may have nothing whatever to do with sexual encounters .
12 This process is continued until such time as the original solera would no longer exist , i.e. ten years .
13 ( a ) Examples of additional enquiries ( 1 ) Is the seller aware of any development or proposals for the development or use of property in the neighbourhood which might adversely affect the property or the amenities of persons living in it ? ( 2 ) Has the property to the seller 's knowledge been affected at any time by structural , building or drainage defects , flooding , dry rot , timber infestation or rising damp ? ( 3 ) Please confirm that any damage caused to decorations by the removal of fixtures and fittings will be made good by the seller before completion .
14 Parler brought with him the influence of the Cologne school and , though only the choir and chapels with part of the south façade were completed at this time , it is interesting to compare , both on exterior and interior , the work of Matthias on the lower part and Parler on the upper ( 532 and 533 ) .
15 This retractive action of linear uncrosslinked polymers can be observed if the time interval between extension and release is short , but if the stress is maintained for some time , then a relaxation process takes place allowing the tension to decay eventually to zero .
16 A shed was broken into some time between Thursday night and Friday morning and electrical tools worth £100 were stolen .
17 On relating the story to Mr Bailey , the man asked whether a train service was running at that time of night .
18 These formed far and away the largest group in the population of Europe , and it is the evidence that their numbers were expanding rapidly which offers the most substantial proof that the population of western Christendom as a whole was rising at this time .
19 First , it is clear that they would need to be mutually oriented ; they would each need to be aware of what the other was doing at any time .
20 In fact , however , new disappointments followed on Hitler 's confident promises : the bombing , almost unimpeded by German defences , intensified ; the situation on the eastern Front worsened almost by the day ; and in the west an invasion was expected at any time .
21 The rejection of the newly mobile toddler may be accentuated if another baby is born at this time .
22 No one knew where he 'd gone ; everyone was worried sick ; and by the look of her , Shirley Brown was worried the sickest : what could a man be doing at this time of night , for heaven 's sake ?
23 This strategy of inculcation and for more explicit interventions into the flow of subjective responses , experiences , and pleasures , had a great deal in common with the programme for a renewed Liberalism being developed at this time by L. T. Hobhouse :
24 So either we shall have to disallow such a possibility and decree that nothing qualifies as a genuine proposition unless its truth-value is fixed for all time , i.e. that all propositions are what is sometimes called " eternal " propositions , or we shall have to accept that truth-value is not an integral part of the objective propositional content .
25 It is almost certain that Leonard 's interest in Zen Buddhism was sown at this time , and his ‘ anti-intellectualism ’ confirmed .
26 In 1985 , for example , of total federal revenue of 686 billion dinars , 110 billion dinars was derived from customs duties , 264 billion dinars from basic sales tax ( of which the federal government was entitled at that time to one-half ) , and 251 billion dinars from transfers from the republics and provinces .
27 Yeah , they should n't , they should n't cos his music was made for that time .
28 It was considered that rough copper was costing at that time £3 : 15s : 0d to produce but would sell for only £2 : 16s : 0d at the most .
29 Better management is likely to result from a period of careful observation and assessment , with considerable support being provided at this time through frequent contact with nursing and other ward staff .
30 A few panes of glass were broken during that time , but by accident rather than deliberate action .
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