Example sentences of "some [noun] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 2 | In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm . |
| 3 | Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation . |
| 4 | For example , where possible imperatives will be interpreted as relevant to the present interaction , and thus as requests to implement some action at the present time . |
| 5 | Feeling himself very much at a crossroads , he delivered himself of some reflections on the modern times they were living through . |
| 6 | But much more important is to think of other trade magazines which might use your information and bring in some customers at the same time . |
| 7 | I 'd get you some fags at the same time . |
| 8 | The thrill of crossing the Knucklas viaduct with its castellated ends , some members for the first time . |
| 9 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 10 | The recruitment of colonial troops , mainly by the French who hoped by this means to offset the demographic superiority of the Germans ( a subject anxiously discussed in the 1860s ) , brought some others for the first time into a European environment . |
| 11 | ‘ Every time I look at it I see some detail for the first time — a tiny insect on a stone , a bird half hidden by foliage , a shadow which yesterday escaped me . |