Example sentences of "from the [noun] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Sebe , the " President-for-life " of the Ciskei homeland which was granted nominal independence by South Africa in 1981 , was absent from the country at the time . |
2 | Before the ark disappears from the narrative for the time being ( it does not play a major role again until its triumphal entry into Jerusalem in 2 Samuel 6 , though it does feature in another battle with the Philistines in 1 Samuel 14 ) , it leaves behind one more reminder that it is not to be trifled with . |
3 | They included , roughly speaking , the earth 's London face being away from the sun for a time , the absence of any light source like that of the sun , in the right place at the right time , and conditions having to do with the behaviour of light . |
4 | That Pericles ' maternal relatives , the noble family of the Alkmaionidai , were enemies of Themistokles ( as they certainly were is no objection to this view : Pericles ' father had already distanced himself from the Alkmaionidai by the time of his ostracism in 484 ( Ath . |
5 | As Mr. Chapelton had obtained his ticket from the attendant at the time of making the contract ( i. e. when he collected his chair from the pile ) , the ticket had changed hands in sufficient time . |
6 | The solenoid valve should operate and water issue from the hosepipe for a time set by control VR2 . |
7 | An alternative , favoured by those of a religious persuasion , was that A'Tuin was crawling from the Birthplace to the Time of Mating , as were all the stars in the sky which were , obviously , also carried by giant turtles . |
8 | Calatin will be able to weave the spell that will protect you from the fire of the Time Chariot . ’ |
9 | Among the earliest was a desire to channel domestic discontent away from the regime of the time . |