Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether it was to share his moment of regret at the passing of time , or to express disillusion with Parkin himself — she had made some comment in the car about how he was one of the few television reporters she knew and respected — Dexter did not know . |
| 2 | This is rather like the big bang at the beginning of time , only it would be an end of time for the collapsing body and the astronaut . |
| 3 | Oh , her mother was good , she worshipped her grandchild , but sometimes Kate felt a twinge of guilt at the amount of time she herself spent away from Lizzy . |
| 4 | The idea of the wedding was taken up by the early Church as an illustration of the glory of the coming of God 's kingdom at the end of time . |
| 5 | North Wales MP John Marek is to meet Home Office minister Lord Ferrers next week to express his concern at the length of time the North Wales child abuse inquiry is taking and the fact that no outside police force is overseeing it . |
| 6 | Doctor Braby , hard-worked GP and police surgeon to the district , had done more than confirm the fact of death on this occasion , he had called immediate attention to certain peculiarities about the body , and boldly essayed a guess at the length of time it had actually been in the water . |
| 7 | The players speak in tones of awe and admiration at the amount of time McGeechan devotes to analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition . |
| 8 | Blake said to his companion that he should take a last look at the hole in time , and their escape . |