Example sentences of "[noun sg] at [adv] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS so often in the past , a major sporting event is set to give Northern Ireland a morale boost at just the right time . |
| 2 | He had been in and out of love , but never found quite the right girl at quite the right time to make him a wife . |
| 3 | But I was so lucky that with one exception , everything seemed to fall into place at exactly the right time . ’ |
| 4 | ( It is important when dealing with caterpillars to realise that many species rely for their survival entirely on one plant growing in the right place at exactly the right time . ) |
| 5 | Together , Perry and Crilly committed endearing and devilish acts ; climbing to the ceiling of the asylum chapel to ring the chapel bell at precisely the wrong time , loitering upon the roof of the geriatric ward in pursuit of fat blue-winged pigeons , throwing craps in front of the Sinn Fein bookshop . |
| 6 | It gave us a lift at just the right time . |
| 7 | If we decide to be less cynical , we could suggest that God triggered a supernova at exactly the right time to draw the Magi towards the place where His son was being born . |
| 8 | Strachan feels Leeds are running into form at just the right time for the most daunting task of manager Howard Wilkinson 's four-year reign . |
| 9 | Robert Dunlop appears to be hitting form at just the right time and overall he is in second place for tomorrow 's Superbike races with a best speed of 118.85mph as opposed to Fogarty 's 121.65 which is the fastest lap of practice . |
| 10 | Five of the last nine fixtures of the season are against sides embroiled in the relegation struggle , and Fazackerley believes United are running into form at just the right time . |
| 11 | The fourth point is the one that requires the greatest skill because it presupposes that you apply the hook at precisely the right time . |
| 12 | Each critic and each interview discovered and reported the uncanny fact of what had happened in the production of the film , that it was one of those once-in-a-generation happenings , bringing together the right story , the right people and the right tone at exactly the right time . |
| 13 | It was introduced to the market at just the right time , when demand for coloured sinks of complex shape that could be integrated into an overall design scheme was just beginning to emerge . |