Example sentences of "of the [noun] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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1 | It is designed to optimise weights in one layer of the perceptron at a time , and the procedure for optimising weights in one layer is controlled by properties of the layer above which is already partly optimised . |
2 | ‘ He was an associate of the Society of St Sylvester and you , I think , were the archivist of the Society for a time . ’ |
3 | She lost the thread of the conversation after a time . |
4 | For example , in language change occurs only in one part of the system at a time , while in aesthetics whole styles may alter , as in the transition from Gothic to Classical architecture . |
5 | They reach the further boundaries of the solid in a time which is probably between a ten-thousandth and a hundred-thousandth of a second and are reflected back , as a kind of echo , very little attenuated or diminished in intensity . |
6 | I knew it would keep you out of the way at a time when you might be spreading your theory about the Durances . ’ |
7 | Lightning , deep in the clouds , flashed orange over whole quarters of the sky at a time . |
8 | The interludes at the start of each act determine the character of the music for a time ( except for Interlude V , which is abruptly curtailed by the Barn Dance music of Act Three scene one , lending thereafter only a few sinister flecks of moonlight ) . |
9 | ( g ) one disadvantage with convertible loan stock is that there can be a tendency for stockholders to convert when profits and share prices are rising ( thus diluting the equity profit of existing ordinary shareholders and depriving them of the advantage of the cheaper gearing which such stock provides ) and to retain the stock when profits and share prices are falling , thus maintaining the debt burden of the company at a time when it may be least able to service it ; and |
10 | He also moderated political conduct , mediating peace between Ecgfrith and Aethelred in 679 following the battle of the Trent at a time when Ecgfrith was otherwise honour-bound to pursue hostilities to avenge Aelfwine ( HE IV , 21 ) . |
11 | And give me a pair of tongs so that I can take one out of the water at a time . ’ |
12 | It seems likely that it involved the utilisation of the X-rays emitted by the fission bomb trigger to propagate the explosion throughout the charge of thermonuclear fuel ; travelling at the speed of light they could initiate the fusion reaction in all parts of the charge in a time much less than could be achieved by shock waves ( travelling at perhaps 104m/s ) , so that a substantial degree of reaction Could occur before the material was dispersed by the explosion ( New Scientist , 2 September , 1982 , p641 ) . |
13 | I prefer not to stretch a net across the pool , for two reasons : it hinders viewing of the fish at a time when their colours are at their best , and it is a nuisance if the need arises to so any in-pond maintenance , such as washing foam pre-filters . |
14 | Traditionally , literary criticism — which generally has supported the conservative idea of the period as a time of disruption and rebellion has made out a case for the poem 's balanced quality in praising both Cromwell and Charles I. Marvell may have later been an employee of Cromwell 's Latin Secretariat , but his poem shows an independent impartiality which avoids political commitment . |
15 | Work out an order of assembly , building up one side of the frame at a time . |
16 | 8.1.1 any time or indulgence granted by the Landlord to the Tenant or any neglect or forbearance of the Landlord in enforcing the payment of the rents or the observance or performance of the covenants or other terms of this Lease or any refusal by the Landlord to accept rents tendered by or on behalf of the Tenant at a time when the Landlord was entitled ( or would after the service of a notice under the Law of Property Act 1925 section 146 have been entitled ) to re-enter the Premises |
17 | Some , like Toshiba's ' 'Ello tosh , got ta Toshiba ? ’ have become part of the language for a time . |
18 | It could yield kilograms of the material at a time . |
19 | Reading Lucas 's article from this side of the Atlantic at a time when unemployment in Britain seems about to hit a post-war high , one is tempted to conclude that there may , after all , be a grain of truth in the mischievous quip attributed to Oscar Wilde : Britain and America are united by a common culture but separated by a common language . |