Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [det] time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both countries had been speaking for some time of their desire to improve relations , without making much progress . |
| 2 | He always seemed to know exactly where Sergeant Charles Trumper of the Royal Fusiliers could be located at any time of the day or night . |
| 3 | The routine can be enlivened at any time of year by the occasional charter to other destinations . |
| 4 | Speedy success was essential , since records gathered over the previous 80 years showed that at best only three weeks of rain-free weather could be expected at that time of the year . |
| 5 | Resigned to being detained for several minutes , Melissa forced herself to be pleasant , making suitable replies to his comments on the weather and agreeing that it was a bit unsettled , that frost was still likely to be a problem but was only to be expected at this time of year . |
| 6 | A very low-fat start to the day is tomatoes or mushrooms on a slice of wholemeal toast ; and the baked bean must not be forgotten at this time of day . |
| 7 | Can you find out about any others that can be seen at this time of year ? |
| 8 | Private courses can be organized at any time of the year for 1 to 4 weeks with 3 , 5 or 8 hours lessons . |
| 9 | Can be sown at any time of year , in a free-draining seed compost . |
| 10 | While vision depends on the presence of light , sound can be used at any time of day or night and at all depths . |
| 11 | Odd litters can be born at any time of the year , weather controlling the conditioning of the does . |
| 12 | No one knew where he 'd gone ; everyone was worried sick ; and by the look of her , Shirley Brown was worried the sickest : what could a man be doing at this time of night , for heaven 's sake ? |
| 13 | New to the UK market , this excellent diary can be started at any time of the year . |
| 14 | ‘ And after that it will be the turn of your gallery and your boy to be destroyed at any time of our choosing . ’ |
| 15 | Roughly a third of the population are estimated to have suffered directly from the bombing : more than a quarter of homes in Germany were damaged in some way ; fourteen million persons lost some property through bombing ; between seventeen and twenty millions were deprived at some time of electricity , gas , or water ; nearly five millions had to evacuate because of ‘ air terror ’ ; 305,000 people were killed . |
| 16 | It 's getting towards that time of year when you want to make plenty of garments and the faster the better . |
| 17 | On relating the story to Mr Bailey , the man asked whether a train service was running at that time of night . |