Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is assumed that for every action the operator has a purpose , the choice of the particular action at the particular time or point in the sequence is triggered by some other event , usually the successful completion of an action is indicated by a particular information presentation which also is noted on the chart . |
| 2 | Unfortunately the music electronics contribution hit a slump at the critical time and was unable to meet expectations . |
| 3 | His achievement was thus in a real sense an imaginative one , and so much was he the right man in the right place at the right time that his procedures and opinions were never seriously gainsaid . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's no pecking order , it 's who is in the right place at the right time and who is the strongest , ’ he says . |
| 5 | For a change I was in the right place at the right time and got a job , with housing , at the Folger Theatre in Washington DC . |
| 6 | A murder weapon had been discovered in Parkin 's desk , David Parkin had been in the right place at the right time and he had a conceivable motive to kill the television reporter . |
| 7 | Paul Bodin says he 's been lucky … he 's been in the right place at the right time and has managed to take the chances … |
| 8 | The young baby in the carry-cot described by the IRA as an accident of war , the young nun serving the community described by the IRA as being in the wrong place at the wrong time and a fireman trying to put out a blaze described by the IRA as helping the British war machine — we did not expect to reach the stage where the IRA would break every precept of human compassion and morality by bombing a hospital . |
| 9 | It depends if you 're in the right place at the wrong time or the wrong place at the right time . |
| 10 | The submissions made to your Lordships on the basis of the history of eleemosynary corporations do not seem to me to justify the drawing of such a distinction at the present time once it is accepted that certiorari can be available ( as in Thomas ) on some grounds . |
| 11 | 1.6 This allowance is based upon staff who are at the top of the grade at the present time and translates into the following : |
| 12 | You must also have practised these moves in a variety of combinations , using a small punchbag as a target , until you can automatically use the right move at the right time and distance . |
| 13 | Not just meeting the right person at the right time but also developing at the same pace so that you both have the same needs and expectations from life at roughly the same time . |
| 14 | Are there issues in your relationship at the present time that you resent ? |
| 15 | This involved the production of large numbers of documents , many , if not all , of which were located in Germany ; the taking of depositions from representatives of the corporation , to be carried out in a designated office in Germany ; and interrogatories seeking information as the corporation 's organisation at the relevant time and the identity of employees engaged in work relevant to the ( products liability ) issue in the litigation . |
| 16 | There is no need for any concern at the present time but the problems have got to be addressed because they wo n't go away . |
| 17 | As on the previous night , the mail train roared past the signal box at the usual time and Jack again heard footsteps in the still night walking under the box . |
| 18 | If the incident reflects badly on the operating practices of pilots , engineers or airlines — for instance , if a dangerous situation arises because the pilots failed to use their check list at the appropriate time or a supervisory engineer fails to double check the work of a mechanic on an important component such as a primary unit in the flying controls — it is unlikely that the matter is going to be reported voluntarily in view of the inevitable consequences of disciplinary action on the part of management or at the very least a ‘ black mark ’ against the offender which will be likely to prejudice his career . |
| 19 | She went back on deck at the appointed time and within a minute the man appeared . |
| 20 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
| 21 | On the other hand , public relations is often looked down on by the media as messengers with stories that hold no interest and which will be presented in the wrong way at the wrong time and in the wrong situation . |
| 22 | But any doubts about Dick Tracy being the right film at the right time or reservations over whether Breathless Mahoney is the right part for the 31-year-old star are dispelled in the first ten minutes of the movie . |
| 23 | Having decided that basic fact , the real problem is getting to the chosen position at the right time and without being shut out by other yachts . |
| 24 | Indeed , she could n't have got closer to doing what Cara wanted than to drive up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's house at the appointed time and ring his doorbell . |
| 25 | The message which Balfour sent was that , ‘ He is also of the opinion that it will be a serious danger if the Socialist Party is allowed to assume office at the present time and he thinks every means ought to be taken to avert the Parliamentary defeat which would bring them into office in your place . |