Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [prep] the time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | By manipulating the number of days in the intercalary month they could prolong a term of office or hasten an election , with the result that by the time of Julius Caesar the civil year was about three months out of phase with the astronomical year , so that the winter months fell in the autumn and the spring equinox came in the winter . |
| 2 | ( 6 ) Mark any point that at the time of perusing the abstracted deed does not appear clear to you by scoring the margin heavily against your note , or in any other manner that will catch your attention . |
| 3 | This practice of marking searches , requisitions , etc , should be an invariable one for three reasons : ( 1 ) it compels you to consider each question and reply before marking it ; ( 2 ) it will save your time in selecting answers that require further action , and will avoid your reading through the enquiries again later on to make sure that the replies to them are in order ; and ( 3 ) it is a permanent record that at the time of the transaction you not only made your search , etc , but duly considered and dealt with the replies . |
| 4 | It was held that the fact the engine seized up after only three weeks was evidence that at the time of the sale the car was not reasonably fit for the purpose of being driven on the road . |
| 5 | In fact , this guitar is such a closely guarded secret that at the time of writing there are n't even any pictures available . |
| 6 | The only defect in Statutes in Force , apart from the fact that at the time of writing it is incomplete , is that it does not provide proper annotations to the statutes . |
| 7 | The humour , I think , came from the fact that at the time of asking I was lying with my head near the ground and my feet near the ceiling and the man in question had most of his right hand in my mouth , his other hand on a high-power drill and his knee wedged round his own spittoon . |