Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision came at a time when 1,500,000 besieged refugees in the city of Asmara , the last government stronghold in Eritrea , faced imminent death by starvation . |
| 2 | It 's funny how the mind works at a time like this I could n't hear anything so I called : ‘ Warton , Golf Zulu Sierra . |
| 3 | The research comes at a time when serious questions are being asked about the use of advertising and public relations by the government , and when the media , too , are the subject of considerable scrutiny . |
| 4 | The study comes at a time when many health authorities are reducing the number of clinics and there has been a 35% rise in teenage pregnancy rates over the last 10 years . |
| 5 | ‘ The crash happened at a time when a lot of people would have been in their homes . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ The crash happened at a time when a lot of people would have been in their homes watching TV . |
| 7 | The sadness is the greater as the Act comes at a time when the accumulated wisdom from attempts to improve schools was establishing a consensus on how schools might more effectively meet the needs of all pupils . |
| 8 | To overcome the problem of the softner regenerating at a time of peak demand , it is common practice to install duplex units in service/standby mode . |
| 9 | The meeting came at a time when relations between the two countries were unusually strained . |
| 10 | He clearly regards the management of the mound as his own particular responsibility and expertise , for if the female comes to the mound to lay at a time when opening it might cause a dangerous fluctuation in its temperature , he will refuse to do so and drives her away . |
| 11 | The seminar came at a time when the contribution of women in the Church promised to become an increasingly important part of the decision-making process in the life of the Church ’ , the editorial continued . |
| 12 | But housing committee chairman , Bill Dixon , said the criticism related to a time before Labour was in office . |
| 13 | The launch comes at a time when Rover 's share of the record UK car market is slipping . |
| 14 | The launch comes at a time when support for the Green Parties of Europe appears to be waning . |
| 15 | The scandal came at a time when the government was already riding low in the polls because of the social and economic effects of its economic deregulation policies [ see p. 38524 ] . |
| 16 | With the retirement of Thomas Goldney the firm reverted for a time to Pountney and Co , and eventually became known simply as the Bristol Pottery until its cessation in the 1960s . |
| 17 | The ruling came at a time when Indians throughout Canada were asserting their rights to vast areas of land . |
| 18 | Addition of unlabelled DNA causes the footprint to disappear in a time dependent fashion . |
| 19 | The book appeared at a time of great political and religious excitement and caused a considerable stir . |
| 20 | The challenge comes at a time when competition is getting tougher . |
| 21 | If pass rates are low , there are knee-jerk allegations of a quota ; if the number passing in a time of recession is large , people get worried about the effects on the job market . |
| 22 | The film comes at a time when Home Secretary Kenneth Baker is considering making squatting a criminal offence . |
| 23 | The threat comes at a time when BA is putting on extra flights to cover the rush , which would have seen 100,000 passengers a day at Heathrow alone . |
| 24 | The patient improves for a time , say an hour or more , then either stops getting better and the picture becomes more or less static , or begins to slip back again with the same symptoms . |
| 25 | Provided that the party relying on a time bar clause can establish a need for such a clause — which will be relatively easy in a commercial contract — and provided that the period stipulated is not unreasonable , such a clause will probably be enforceable under the Act . |
| 26 | A variation order or some other delay caused by the client occurs at a time which does not cause additional delay or cost but which would have done so if the contractor had not already been behind schedule . |
| 27 | And sadly the first time he flew without me he perished , leaving Bob Pointer and myself wondering why events in our puny lives are so ordained and arranged as to inflict the maximum hurt at a time like that . |