Example sentences of "[noun sg] would [vb infin] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was some slight discussion whether the British should keep Canada or should choose the large French sugar islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe ; very few politicians close to the centre of power thought of giving Canada back to France , but the issue underlined the fact that Canada was unlikely to provide much revenue for the British treasury directly , and certainly would not provide the amount of revenue that sugar for re-export would give at a time when Britain used for consumption or for manufacture all that her West Indian islands could produce . |
| 2 | It would seem that its priority would date from the time of such amendment . |
| 3 | The forward contract would mature at the time when it was proposed to change back into sterling from lire . |
| 4 | well the letter would relate to the time of purchase |
| 5 | If such a ship or ships failed to enter , the city would capitulate by the time January entered its twentieth night . |
| 6 | Samson Agonistes 's presentation of a hero whose refusal to capitulate allows him to regain divine inner light and inflict a defeat on his enemies bears witness to the plea for continued resistance of the type a republican supporter would propose during a time of defeat . |
| 7 | Typically the central bank of the country facing downwards pressure on its currency would intervene for a time by running down its official reserves , but eventually might decide to devalue if there was no sign that domestic policies were likely to contain the situation . |