Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [det] time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Although at this time of year , before the monsoon , the water is at its lowest , it was nevertheless chest-deep in places and fast-flowing — turquoise and white where it swirled around boulders near the edge , dark green in the broad sweep of the central canal . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | More foreign gods were admitted into the Greek pantheon than at any time since prehistory . |
| 5 | Indeed , in the last years of the Empire a smaller proportion of noble land passed from their hands than at any time since Emancipation . |
| 6 | The decision as to whether a family will be started and how large it will be rests with the Parents to a greater extent than at any time in history . |
| 7 | The number of new words entering the English language is rising faster now than at any time in history . |
| 8 | ‘ Secondly , and this is more important , you will have the capability to influence your own reality in a profoundly greater sense than at any time in mankind 's history . |
| 9 | THREE-quarters of the track including half the through lines , the semaphore signals , the last vestiges of freight facilities and the last of the men who used proudly to work for the old railway company have gone , yet the long-distance service is faster , more frequent and above all better used than at any time in railway history , and the number of passengers passing through probably at an all time high . |
| 10 | 5.1 If at any time before completion of the Lease the Tenant ( being an individual ) dies or has a receiving order made against him or is adjudicated bankrupt or ( being a company ) has a petition presented for its winding up or goes into liquidation or ( in either case ) enters into a composition with his or its creditors then the provisions of clause 5.4 shall have effect immediately |
| 11 | Dig out your binoculars for lowland walks which can turn out to be wildlife treats because at this time of year the estuaries and low-lying areas around our coast are teeming with birdlife . |
| 12 | In a separate experiment they actually monitored the eye fixations of subjects while watching the slide and found that in the arousal condition subjects fixated more often on central details , though for less time per fixation . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Adam was nineteen and in his first year at university , though at that time at home for the Easter break . |
| 16 | If he was lucky he 'd find a cab there , though at this time of night they were n't frequent . |
| 17 | By 1922 coalition was based on fear , though by that time on fear of parliamentary Labour rather than revolution as such . |