Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] at [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | These molecules , the ultimate source of information about what is going on at a specific time in a particular cell , are extremely labile chemically ( for example , to traces of alkaline detergent in less than scrupulously clean glassware ) and enzymatically ( to the ubiquitous ribonuclease ) . |
| 2 | There followed the annus mirabilis of 1889 during which , on Wilson 's later estimate , 130,000 members were enrolled in branches at 45 ports , a number representing , net of officers , engineers , cooks and stewards , " almost the whole of the seamen in the British mercantile marine " , though , he added with unusual candour , " it is true that they are not all paying up at the present time " , partly , it seems , because of the union 's policy of issuing " privilege tickets " involving no entry money or contributions until members could afford to pay . |
| 3 | Hill was annoyed at not grabbing pole in the final qualifying session but said : ‘ I lost out in the traffic by going out at the wrong time . |
| 4 | And indeed for the first few weeks there is a manic response of getting up at the usual time and finding things to do , but which gradually subsides into grief and depression . |
| 5 | He was the first Roman Catholic director-general of the BBC , taking over at a difficult time , when the Ulster issue was posing serious dilemmas for broadcasters as well as for politicians . |