Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [verb] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intercourse is avoided at this time . |
| 2 | In fact , the sound is heard at any time when two cats are fighting and may have nothing whatever to do with sexual encounters . |
| 3 | Bull reckons its systems integration business is growing at three times the market rate and claims to be the fourth largest systems integration business in Europe . |
| 4 | When a point is conceded at one time then that becomes the baseline for future expectations . |
| 5 | Also , because teeth are on display , treatment usually contains an element of risk and — especially where a dog is aggressive towards its owners or third parties — it must be individually tailored to the family , taking careful account of how the dog is behaving at all times . |
| 6 | The rejection of the newly mobile toddler may be accentuated if another baby is born at this time . |
| 7 | British Gas is selling at eight times earnings while British Telecom commands a 9.5 rating . |
| 8 | Part-time employment is assumed at all times to involve a 10 per cent pay penalty reflecting the ‘ crummy job effect ’ on the pay of those with current domestic constraints . |
| 9 | On the other hand , where severance of the subject matter is envisaged under the contract and property is to pass at this time , it is possible to argue that this is only a sale of goods ( see Kursell v Timber Operators and Contractors Ltd [ 1927 ] 1 KB 298 ) . |
| 10 | Inert electrodes are immersed in the solution under test and the change in electrical conductivity is measured at suitable time intervals . |
| 11 | On the contrary , standards require that the information system is consulted at all times , not only because it is impossible to memorise everything but also because it is likely that facts have changed since they were last consulted . |
| 12 | ( 6 ) Subject to the provisions of this Article and Article 4 the Directors are unconditionally authorised for the purposes of Section 80 of the Act to allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for , or convert securities into , shares in the Company up to the nominal amount of authorised share capital with which the Company is incorporated at any time or times during the period of five years from the date of adoption of these Articles . |
| 13 | ( 6 ) Subject to the provisions of this Article and Article 4 the Directors are unconditionally authorised for the purposes of Section 80 of the Act to allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for , or convert securities into , shares in the Company up to the nominal amount of authorised share capital with which the Company is incorporated at any time or times during the period of five years from the date of adoption of these Articles . |
| 14 | This is pretty low for a speculative investment and assumes the company is capitalised at 12.5 times earnings in the year to 31 March 2017 . |
| 15 | For example , the amount of the Sun 's light reaching the Earth is reduced at such times , although it is hard to guess whether or not this would be significant . |