Example sentences of "that [prep] [art] time [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire .
2 And the good news is that at a time of recession there are bargains to be had : even grand dealers might discuss a discreet price reduction .
3 It is no good arguing , as privately , ministers may be doing , that at a time of recession these considerations are unimportant .
4 This means that at a time of crisis , such as death , there are fewer people to turn to than there used to be when it was the norm to live much nearer to kinfolk .
5 In order that the shelf-life shall be sufficiently long it is necessary that at the time of manufacture , the product shall comply with a specification which sets narrower limits , particularly for those parameters in respect of which the product is least stable .
6 It is true that by the time of Law 's dismissal the number of Councils had grown to 1,005 .
7 A boxer before the war , Charles Nungesser had been smashed up so badly that by the time of Verdun he had to be lifted bodily into the cockpit and could only use one leg on the rudder controls .
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