Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He predicted that the course record was likely to be broken with a time inside one hour and 50 minutes . |
| 2 | I repeat that there is no need for any school budget in Northumberland to be cut at a time when its overall expenditure can increase by 5.4 per cent . |
| 3 | Typically a multi-speaker recognition system , the only sort that is going to be acceptable to users , will allow between 20 and 30 words to be recognised at a time with a success rate of around 85 to 90% . |
| 4 | People aim at achievements to be completed in a time process and talk about how they order their priorities accordingly . |
| 5 | I take note of what my Hon. Friend says : it is a great pity if any parish church has to be locked at a time when members of the public may wish to enter it . |
| 6 | They seem to be locked in a time warp but this has become their biggest selling point because , by remaining stubbornly unlike every other manufacturer , their instruments can not fail to be distinctive . |
| 7 | The speaker appears to be generalising to a time which includes her own experience . |
| 8 | His father had thought it would be a good idea to ask for the boats to be blessed at a time when Whitby Harbour was crowded with the big Scottish fleet which was following the herring as they moved south . |
| 9 | Another ceasefire brokered by the European Communities ( EC ) appeared to be holding for a time , as the Hague peace conference continued its efforts to find long-term solutions to the conflict , but the truce collapsed in early October . |
| 10 | Education is often the first to be squeezed at a time of cuts . |
| 11 | In early September Collor had summoned for the first time the Council of the Republic , whose remit was to advise the President on action to be taken in a time of deep crisis or emergency , including the declaration of a state of siege if necessary . |
| 12 | The Epson system referred to was designed at a time when it was more appropriate to use proprietary Epson upgrades . |