Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] at the " in BNC.

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1 He argues that there must be an accumulation of ‘ circumstances ’ and ‘ currents ’ that ‘ fuse ’ into a ‘ ruptural unity ’ that involves not only the level of the relations of production but also the conditions of existence prevailing at the time and the international conjuncture ( Althusser 1969 : 100 ) .
2 Estimates of the number of adults with cystic fibrosis in different age groups alive at the middle of 1990 were obtained from the United Kingdom Cystic Fibrosis Survey ( J Dodge , personal communication ) .
3 After 3 minutes pre-incubation at the appropriate temperature , the reaction was started by the addition of ATP at a final concentration of 2mM .
4 He came to regret the destruction for which he had been responsible in the name of church restoration under the unenlightened rules prevailing at the time , and in 1881 he joined the recently formed Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings , for which he worked quietly but assiduously into old age .
5 Earlier studies of such palaeomagnetism in France and Japan had shown that iron-rich volcanic rocks , such as basalt , record the magnetic field prevailing at the time they are formed .
6 He says money 's a bit scarce at the moment .
7 The Sw.Fr 150 million 1996 Notes outstanding at the end of 1991 have been swapped into £58 million at an interest rate of 6.85 per cent .
8 Over lunch I overheard Bernadette say to Sarah who 'd just started with us then , Ricky 's a bit strange at the moment because he 's just been on a course , but he 'll be better next week .
9 They 're a bit hesitant at the moment .
10 The valuation date will usually be the rent review date ; and the court will lean in favour of a construction which produces the result that the rent is valued by reference to values prevailing at the start of the period for which it is payable ( Glofield Properties v Morley ( No 2 ) [ 1989 ] 2 EGLR 118 ) .
11 ‘ The plaintiff was en ventre sa mère at the time of her brother 's death , and consequently a person in rerum natura so that both by the rules of the common law and civil law she was to all intents and purposes a child .
12 er I mean I know it 's a bit messy at the moment , I ai n't washed it since last time you see !
13 Ethel Revnell and Gracie West entertaining at the Empire Theatre .
14 Ah I mean they will soften anyway and they are comfortable it 's just that the sides are a bit rigid at the moment but then they 're bound to be and they will give .
15 Yeah it went er it went it went a bit wrong at the beginning because as I say you did it with business card and er buyer 's guide , that came in a after the erm statement of purpose really .
16 Unlike housing and education , health policies were remarkable for their continuity in the 1980s and the NHS finished the decade battered round the edges but largely intact : still the overwhelming supplier of health care in spite of the growth in the independent sector ; still tax-funded and for the most part free at the point of use ; still growing in real terms even though that did not keep pace with demand in the view of critics .
17 Victory went to James Leckey , who led from start to finish , but Emerson 's solid second place allied to the retirement of his two main championship rivals , was enough to take the Belfast driver clear at the top of the table .
18 She was exactly three months pregnant at the time and the shock caused her to miscarry .
19 As she was seven months pregnant at the time , Geraldine feared not only for herself but also for her unborn child .
20 ‘ Apart from the fact that you were three months pregnant at the time of Simon 's death , ’ Vitor completed .
21 Gordon Harker 's girlfriend Lisa Hughill was five months pregnant at the time of the assault .
22 I was at eight months pregnant at the time .
23 The annual cash flow of 200 million yen is then split into an imputed return of interest on the investment outstanding at the beginning of the period and a recovery of the initial investment .
24 Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent
25 His claim would be excluded by your policy because it was a fault inherent at the time of purchase .
26 I understand that , but under the wording of your insurance that claim would be invalidated because it was a fault inherent at the time of purchase .
27 Some universities , such as Cambridge and Nottingham , divide first degree courses into ‘ Part I ’ and ‘ Part II ’ , the former usually but not always occupying the first two years , with some transfer between subjects possible at the second stage .
28 Ian remembered it , but I did n't , being only a few months old at the time .
29 One of the children taken from this family was only six months old at the time of removal .
30 There was one child amongst the others called who was eight months old at the time .
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