Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If sexual satisfaction is obtained , there will be some reduction in sexual over-valuation for a time , but where there is no sexual activity , then the over-valuation can increase , and the functions of the ego ideal cease to operate . |
| 2 | At the core of this debate is the precariousness of state arts funding throughout the United States , and the threat of reductions in public funding at a time when cutting the government 's colossal budget deficit is a national priority . |
| 3 | Perhaps , they argue , it is because it suffered two sudden floods in quick succession at a time of year — summer — when the invertebrate populations are least adapted to cope . |
| 4 | It also oxygenates the water on warm summer nights or in thundery weather at a time when the fish are competing with the plants for oxygen . |
| 5 | When you pour anything , when the train is moving , you pour in small amounts at a time , and you keep the cup or glass close to you . |
| 6 | It was helped enormously by its expertise in financial services at a time when the demand for headhunting services in this sector was reaching unprecedented heights . |
| 7 | I hope that , if they ask me , they will let me take in alphabetical chunks at a time , as the full whack weighs about a stone ! ! ! |
| 8 | The exemption covers the situation where the trustee or personal representative , who , through owing fiduciary obligations to his beneficiary , is required to deal in certain securities at a time when he is in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information . |