Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The village founded by King Billy has come through the bad times and it has not surrendered . |
| 2 | Questions whirled in her brain as the play progressed , unfolding its tale to an appreciative audience , yet she was no nearer to an answer as the curtain dropped for the final time after the cast had been made to take several bows . |
| 3 | When this does not hold , additional full revolutions will be added to the total time because the next record to be processed will be missed , and a further revolution or revolutions will be required before it is available once more . |
| 4 | These points are being forgotten at the very time that they have become most pressing — for the transition from communism in Russia and Eastern Europe has added greatly to the demands that are being placed on western aid budgets . |
| 5 | Abnormal development may occur if a protein is not made at the right time or place , or the protein is defective or if too little or too much is made . |
| 6 | It is generally accepted that in order to watch over an executive , the system of supervision has to be constructed in parallel so that information about the salient issues is extracted at the right time and the process of scrutiny is based on this information and takes place when the decision is still open . |
| 7 | Assessed by the Financial Times as " a patchwork combination of reformist and reactionary measures " , and described by some in government as " a return to command-administrative methods " , the economic programme detailed a mass privatization scheme , but also reintroduced central control over wages and prices . |
| 8 | I explained that I had not entered at the right time because I had been a hostage in Iraq . |
| 9 | These proposals are aimed at providing the public with more reassurances than are provided at the present time as to whether boards of directors have fulfilled their stewardship responsibilities . |
| 10 | There was annoyance when it was learned that the claims had first appeared in the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal , both prominent business dailies , not refereed scientific journals . |
| 11 | We know rather little about what kind of bargains are struck at the present time although inheritance is always a possible way of ensuring that the balance of support does not tip too much in one direction , even if its use is not spoken about openly . |
| 12 | ‘ Dinner will be served at the usual time and I am pleased to say there will be no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time . ’ |
| 13 | There is general dissatisfaction with direct debits being charged at the wrong time or from the wrong account and so-called ‘ phantom withdrawals ’ from ATMs . |
| 14 | If that action is not taken within the agreed time and your debtor 's promise is broken you must immediately move to the next collection stage . |
| 15 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 16 | These lessons were given at the right time and were invaluable in later life . |
| 17 | The drama school will know about this , and make sure your picture is sent at the right time before you finish training . |
| 18 | Note : The half yearly report will be published in the Financial Times and Times on Thursday , 12th August 1993 . |
| 19 | The current financial services turnover and this has this has been published in the Financial Times and the Telegraph is somewhere in the region of between eight five and ninety percent . |