Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | This is a United Nations embargo , er and er all ships are required to comply with it , er and er the British , Australian , American ships which combined in this action , and we 've just had another one , and er also , there which involved also different ships , but involved er British , Australian and American ships as well , er and that ship is being inspected at the present time . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | At the same time these results are likely to be slow , and if we are right in our conclusion that we are faced at the present time with a certain amount of abnormal employment of a quasi-permanent character , then it is not sufficient to solely rely on the gradual improvement of productive efficiency . |
| 34 | No futures trading is permitted outside the official time . |
| 35 | In this way , should you be unable to attend at the last moment and he has to sit twiddling his thumbs in his consulting room because it is too late to give the appointment to anyone else , he is recompensed for the wasted time . |
| 36 | The coordinate time t measured by this remote observer is related to the proper time through eqn ( 8.3 ) : . |
| 37 | They fly piston engined aircraft for the most part which are subject , amongst other things , to carburettor icing which will stop an engine in flight even if the ambient temperature is as much as 10°C above freezing unless carburettor heating is selected at the appropriate time . |
| 38 | It is however a controversial project because of the cost of its electricity and the question as to whether it is needed at the present time despite electricity being the main growth area in the Brazilian energy demand picture . |
| 39 | In this unorthodox theory this is interpreted as the typical time for which a dust grain moved through space after it was formed and before it accreted to the Moon . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | This information is based on what is known at the present time , which is August 1989 . |
| 42 | Each case must be considered on its own merits though it is important that action is taken at the appropriate time . |
| 43 | The drama school will know about this , and make sure your picture is sent at the right time before you finish training . |
| 44 | They can be taken a few hours before sleep is required in the new time zone . |
| 45 | The QRF is changed for the final time , and the boys get to bed . |
| 46 | In the construction of an event tree , key events are ordered in the proper time sequence , and include all the features available to control or mitigate the consequences . |
| 47 | Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time . |
| 48 | IT WAS N'T a record but that grand Heriot 's FP hooker of yesteryear , Bob Tollervey , who was 16 times reserve for Scotland without ever winning a cap , could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time . |
| 49 | As a player Denis Smith was a concrete block of a centre half with Stoke City … and most of his career was spent in the big time … |
| 50 | The " Baltic path " to emancipation — the landless variant — was discredited at the very time disagreements over the way forward were at their height . |