Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun sg] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because we are conditioned to thinking of retirement as a time for settling into a new home , many people up sticks without perhaps giving enough thought to such essentials as proximity to family and friends and whether a different area would provide the same scope for pursuing their interests . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Robert Capa was president of Magnum at the time , and active in its head office . |
| 4 | MAS will charge for its services in connection with the above programme of work on a time basis . |
| 5 | A crucial distinction turned out to be whether the stimuli were presented only to one side of fixation at a time or simultaneously to both sides . |
| 6 | Robert Bossu had pursued the dispute here to Shrewsbury in search of diversion in a time of frustration and inaction , a pity he must be denied the best of the joke that was so much more than merely a joke . |
| 7 | The Coal Board decided to change the work organisation in order to introduce new coal-cutting equipment capable of cutting a long stretch of wall at a time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The historical analysis also charts trends in the degree of consensus of approach existing between the parties , highlighting an increased level of agreement by the time of the second direct elections to the European Parliament in 1984 . |
| 13 | Still this little bit of involvement at a time when you think life is going to be much simpler . |
| 14 | That caused a bit of talk at the time . ’ |
| 15 | William Bayles Hauxwell fought mightily to keep pace with the ceaseless tide of farmwork at a time when mechanization and all the labour-saving devices now taken for granted in agriculture were but a distant dream in Baldersdale . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Yes , Winston Churchill was the President of the Board of Trade at the time , and he actually sponsored the legislation . |
| 18 | There was not much sale for that kind of thing at the time of Hilbert 's marriage . |
| 19 | The life of the camp consumed their married life , oppressed her from her hour of waking until the time she fell asleep . |
| 20 | Broadly , goods are in course of transit from the time that they are delivered to an independent middleman for the purpose of transmission to the buyer , until the time that the buyer actually obtains or is entitled to obtain possession . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Although this analysis is not strictly accurate — there is always a compression/decompression overhead of about 5 per cent — the benefits and potential cost savings are substantial and compression techniques have been a major field of development from the time of the very earliest digital databases . |
| 23 | Careful explanations at this time could give them at least an inkling of the importance of the game , and some measure of preparation for the time when it will be no game , but a reality of great promise . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It amounted , they said , to a total alteration of the law of the land and the establishment of a permanent act of insolvency at a time when trade was embarrassed and credit had sunk to its lowest ebb . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | So all that was really achieved then was Rachel 's temporary peace of mind at a time when she was n't well . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |