Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [prep] the time " in BNC.

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1 Some early maps of this type show , albeit crudely , the kinds of houses existing at the time of drafting , and it is possible to appreciate the difference between the houses of , say , the more well-to-do freeholder and the lowlier tenant .
2 While the grave concern about the prevalence of crime noted by The Times was often articulated , it was not yet politicized .
3 Compared with a supplemental dose of OPV , one dose of IPV administered at the time of measles vaccination at 6 or 9 months of age induced significantly higher seroconversion to one or more serotypes at the time of vaccination .
4 In December a series of articles appeared in The Times by two journalists , Pat Butcher and Peter Nichols , on drug abuse in athletics .
5 I think there should be a more stringent system of entry into the drama schools so that there is a higher standard of work achieved by the time they come to join the profession .
6 ‘ The main damage was at the back , to dressing rooms , for example , and there will still be a lot of work to do by the time December arrives . ’
7 Shigeru Tokinoya , who was in charge of textbook screening at the time Professor Ienaga 's book was banned , said : ‘ All of our corrections should have been upheld …
8 However , in spite of promises made at the time by the then Scottish Secretary , Malcolm Rifkind , nothing has happened .
9 There was a lot of evidence accumulating at the time about lateralization of function in bird brains — for instance , it appears that chicks respond behaviourally in different ways when they view things with left and right eyes , while in song birds like canaries and zebra finches , the ‘ song centre ’ is located in a left-hemisphere region , rather close to our IMHV .
10 The requirement to take ‘ all practicable measures ’ involves more than taking reasonable care : it means doing what is feasible in the light of the state of knowledge existing at the time of the alleged breach of duty , thus knowledge as to the availability of abatement methods and the likelihood of the dust or fumes to cause injury or offence is relevant.l
11 Grades shown are typical of offers made at the time of initial application .
12 Quite simply , not only do we and they not share common objectives , but we do not even make similar appraisals of world events , as the President of France demonstrated at the time of the coup in Moscow , when he seemed willing to negotiate with the coup 's leaders .
13 The second non-sexual mode of transmission occurs at the time of childbirth .
14 Among the other problems encountered was its failure to attract the scale of advertising enjoyed by the Times .
15 An indication of the direction and degree of interest can be given by listing the series of reports produced at the time ( and generally known by the name of the person who chaired the relevant committee ) :
16 A comparison of the columns in Table 3 reveals the changes in proportion of theses produced within the time intervals .
17 Moreover , as Dr Matt McGue of the University of Minnesota commented at the time ,
18 Consequently , the real significance of the Optional Procedure in the handling of claims comes from the time limits imposed on parties , the speed with which a date for Proof is allocated and the obligations of disclosure on both parties .
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