Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lloyd George 's Government had embarked on a programme of financing social reform at a time of rapidly rising prices . |
| 2 | By inventing this yarn about the time Connie left the sanatorium , you 've tied yourself right in this thing . |
| 3 | The visiting players have been in England for some days , and all four are becoming understandable twitchy as the time to make the first moves approaches . |
| 4 | Unless you are enormously determined , it is far better to make small changes and build upon them , tackling one area at a time before you go on to the next rather than trying to lose weight , give up smoking , avoid alcohol and set yourself a punishing exercise regime all at once . |
| 5 | Both were serving long sentences at the time , Finucane for possessing firearms and ammunition and Clarke for the attempted murder of a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment ( a part-time regiment of the British Army ) . |
| 6 | Completion of the plant has been bitterly opposed by environmental campaigners , who criticise the government for favouring nuclear power at a time when other European nations are phasing it out . |
| 7 | They were , of course , only reflecting commonly-held views of the time . |
| 8 | When Paul ( or the writer ) in I Timothy 2 tails about women not teaching men he makes this an absolute because he was reflecting Jewish society at the time . |
| 9 | This guy called Mark that erm tt that Frank and Janet know very well , he 's a really very good D J indeed , you know he 's , Janet 's got a tape that he 's made and he 's got , using three decks at a time and stuff , he 's very good . |
| 10 | We know people were treasuring this hope at the time of Jesus , because in the caves of Qumran there has turned up a messianic anthology which includes the prophecy given to David in 2 Samuel 7:14 . |
| 11 | Allen and Marian , moving one step at a time , circled it cautiously . |
| 12 | And the people who were farming Blind Beck at the time killed a pig and sent down a lovely pork pie to us . |
| 13 | I make not a party-political point , but one which shows the reality of not having proper consultations on the time scale for implementing such a major piece of legislation . |
| 14 | Most of today 's business computers are based on the IBM PC design and , sadly , this is only capable of performing one task at a time . |
| 15 | It is often possible to restrict these by cutting into the ground with a spade along the face of the hedge , doing one side at a time in alternate years . |
| 16 | There was no limit on the number of clubs then , and by the 1920s and 1930s the pros were beginning to take advantage — much to the dismay of the caddies , who often faced knee-buckling rounds hauling thirty clubs at a time . |
| 17 | Even so , giving bright light at a time which should not affect the body clock or even adjust it in the wrong direction could be tested — as has already been described . |
| 18 | 70% — 90% of our clients are opting for colour and the obsession with natural products is decreasing — highlights , using 2–3 shades at a time , are the most popular ’ REDS , Dublin . |
| 19 | So as we go through we 're acc we er accepting one word at a time . |
| 20 | Finally on the CD front is the CDC-625 multi-disc player ( £299.95 ) , again using SL-Bit and capable of handling five discs at a time . |
| 21 | The " target " nature of engineering activities will not , therefore , follow systematically through the design process by converting each stage at a time into a computer-based procedure . |
| 22 | The meeting with British art historian Basil Taylor first fuelled his enthusiasm for collecting British art at a time when this area was greatly undervalued . |
| 23 | So , when Thurstan arrived in England in 1121 with papal letters threatening with excommunication any who resisted his admission into England , the monks of Canterbury recited the primatial phrases from the newly enlarged documents and refrained from taking further action for the time being . |
| 24 | Terry B says he had some treatment and lots of help from friends … he goes to meetings every week and he 's enjoying life and taking one day at a time … he 's had one innings and is now enjoying his second |
| 25 | ‘ Obviously I would love to get back to where I was before the injury , but it 's very much a case of taking one game at a time . ’ |
| 26 | His fame is odder still when you consider this : Hoover was chasing small-time hoods at a time when organised crime was building an empire on Prohibition and its consequences . |
| 27 | He is far from dismayed by the prospect of achieving financial independence at a time of a publishing recession . |
| 28 | Marot won comfortably in 2:30:55 ; Rasmussen finished two minutes later , in 2:32:58 with Olga Appell of Mexico taking third place in a time of 2:33:18 . |
| 29 | We were playing three piece at the time and we thought , ‘ What are we going to do ? ’ |
| 30 | In this section are described ways of getting back into practice and of improving flying skills by making better use of the time in the air . |