Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was on my knees by the time we unpacked the sandwiches and tried to find the energy to chew , and I recall making small high-pitched squeaking noises in reply to any attempt at a chat . |
| 2 | Many of the other budget measures left oil companies confused about the overall impact on their revenues at a time when oil industry funding is under pressure from sluggish international prices . |
| 3 | And so it was that he gained his passport to that respectability which lay so easily on his shoulders by the time his picture was painted : he would be apprenticed . |
| 4 | In fact he had about eighteen birds on his books at the time , ranging in age from two weeks upwards , and he was hand-rearing them . |
| 5 | A study of the assault made on our plans at the time reveals a number of points that were put forward as incontrovertible arguments against what we were proposing . |
| 6 | We had other matters on our minds at the time , as it happens . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll have you back on your feet in no time . ’ |