Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] time of [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About this time of year she 'd have expected business to be picking up , but instead it remains ominously quiet . |
| 2 | In this time of recession they 're becoming few and far between , and the centre 's future is in jeopardy . |
| 3 | Getting to the Health Centre was a tedious business involving a bus and a clanking ride for a few stops on the underground and Erika was glad to find her way to it , jammed among the usual blocks of flats , although at that time of night they had rather a festive air with every window lighted . |
| 4 | but I said that you know eighteen might be a push but I would n't be surprised if we got twelve or fourteen at that time of course we had n't actually had any education events cos the one that we scheduled has been cancelled so I was perhaps a bit naive about how many people actually turn out to these things |
| 5 | They did , I mean the docker at that time of day he 'd take a gallon o beer into work with him . |
| 6 | At this time of day he was usually still at his office in the 550 building on Seventh Avenue . |
| 7 | At this time of day it was cooler outside than in the airless rooms of the club . |
| 8 | If he was lucky he 'd find a cab there , though at this time of night they were n't frequent . |
| 9 | ‘ If you think I 'm going to let you turn out at this time of night you 've got another think coming . |
| 10 | At this time of night he always enjoyed fish and chips , as opposed to a good , traditional Jewish meal , whether that be chicken soup with kneidlech ( a type of doughball ) fish latkes or potato latkes ( a latki being a fritter ) lokshen ( noodles ) or sandwiches made with baigels ( rolls ) and salmon . |
| 11 | At this time of year we receive many such representations , but they must be weighed against the annual death toll of 110,000 people which is associated with smoking . |
| 12 | Here , the planting is mixed — perennials will transform the garden in summer but at this time of year they 're invisible , having been cut back and mulched during the autumn . |
| 13 | IN large enough doses , pheromones have an attracting , and calming effect on women and at this time of year they are at their most powerful . |
| 14 | Peregrines executing a dive are the fastest animals in the world , but at this time of year they are particularly vulnerable to attack while they are displaying and setting up breeding territories . |
| 15 | Yeah probably so yeah , and at this time of year they 're fetching so ridiculous in low money anyway , probably better off in the summer when the lads want to go out , out and about , well they 're not bothered now nobody wants to go anywhere do they ? |
| 16 | ‘ Some , ’ I yielded the point , ‘ but at this time of year I wo n't go far from land while I do it . ’ |
| 17 | At this time of year I remember a cuckoo 's |
| 18 | At this time of year he would normally move his hives north to the Derbyshire peak district , to take advantage of the flowering heather . |
| 19 | AT this time of year it 's not unusual to see the odd pumpkin turn into a coach . |
| 20 | Healthy , lustrous hair will complement any cut , although at this time of year it may become rather depressed after the exhausting effects of the sun and sea . |
| 21 | A dubious label , they 'd tell you , in the middle of winter , but at this time of year it comes into its own . |
| 22 | SHOULD Labour Councillors in Eastbourne , whose party has had the area to itself for as long as I can remember , ‘ knock on doors ’ in this area , I hope residents will raise the question of the state of the Neasham Road approach to Darlington , south of the railway bridge , particularly when at this time of year it is a pleasure to approach the town from any other direction . |
| 23 | SHOULD Labour councillors in Eastbourne , whose party has had the area to itself for as long as I can remember , ‘ knock on doors ’ in this area , I hope residents will raise the question of the state of the Neasham Road approach to Darlington , south of the railway bridge , particularly when at this time of year it is a pleasure to approach the town from any other direction . |
| 24 | They receive no extra remuneration whatsoever for their duties although at some times of course it can be quite dangerous . |
| 25 | At any time of year you 're likely to see plenty of birds , including nuthatch , green woodpecker and jay . |
| 26 | He found that the bats ' activity was clearly related to the air temperature , but also that at certain times of year they were crucially influenced by the street lights ( Holarctic Ecology , vol. 14 , pp 203–7 ) . |
| 27 | Yes after Lucy about , er yes that was what I was getting around to , by that time of course I should be erm |
| 28 | Her daughter drives out from Bamford once a week but around this time of year she goes to stay with some other relative , I 'm not sure where , so I dare say she is n't there at the moment and you have n't got any immediate neighbours resident . |