Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] at [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think at the present time , all of us on the right are more concerned about getting the economy right and cutting government expenditure that carrying on with er schemes of a privatization that might or might not succeed . |
| 2 | ‘ Have I come at a bad time ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I left at the right time as I felt the band had run out of ideas and it was becoming motivated by the wrong things . |
| 4 | If you 're in any doubt about it , do n't — you 'll do less harm if you leave it than if you prune at the wrong time . |
| 5 | ‘ You came at the right time to save me and Hawkins . ’ |
| 6 | If you tack at the right time , when the wind slightly changes in direction , large amounts of ground can be made over those who are oblivious to the shift . |
| 7 | I enclose herewith a photocopy of my suggested replies to the various categories , with the exception of ‘ What is your planned use of reserves ? ’ and ‘ What is your Regional charge on band D of the Council Tax ? ’ , both of which I will leave for you to insert at the appropriate time . |
| 8 | This , she left at a critical time . |
| 9 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 10 | Erm I have already referred sir to the investigations which are proceeding with regard to the ability to erm , as it were , encourage er this er amphibian to go to other ponds , and I would again call your attention to the state of the knowledge we have at the present time , which is that that is not possible . |
| 11 | Erm power stations source of energy you see , one of the biggest sources of energy that we have at the present time next twenty years |
| 12 | Of course at the moment environmental health is very much an in subject , especially with the Environmental Protection Act of 1990 , and your profession has the marvellous opportunity of seeking to safeguard the environment and also the threats that we have at the present time which are upon the environment , from so many sources but , most of all particularly in the eastern counties , from the population explosion , which we here in South Cambridgeshire know quite a bit about . |
| 13 | Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time . |
| 14 | We have the county council and the district councils telling us what a good job they do at the present time , spending a lot of money in doing it , we have provided this largely out of our own efforts , we 've got grants from er other bodies , I think it 's something that we should properly erm hallmark as an initiative of this parish council to celebrate one hundred years of parish government , and I would propose centenary field . |
| 15 | On the one hand , it was simply the period required for the sun , moon , and planets to attain the same positions in relation to each other as they had at a given time . |
| 16 | Is that the only child they have at the present time ? |
| 17 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |
| 18 | ‘ ( 1 ) … where an individual is adjudged bankrupt and he has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the trustee of the bankrupt 's estate may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 19 | It arrives at a different time from the rest of the mail . |
| 20 | It came at the right time . |
| 21 | In May 1947 the Joint Chiefs , while acknowledging that planning had to remain flexible , observed that " it appears at the present time that initial establishment of Allied forces in the Middle East is the most promising course of action " . |
| 22 | Written by Colin Sweet of the London-based Centre for Energy Studies , it appeared at a sensitive time when budget wrangling threatened to delay fusion . |
| 23 | He is too useful for me to discard at the present time . |