Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This occurred at a time when the militancy of rank-and-file officers increased . |
| 2 | This occurred at a time when the Government support in the opinion polls was at one of its lowest ebbs and seemed a desperate attempt to create an atmosphere in which opposition to the Poll Tax became synonymous with criminality . |
| 3 | This occurred at a time when the future of the Harwell Laboratory , AEA 's main research establishment , had come under review . |
| 4 | It was ironic that 1989 saw the centenary celebration of the Fabian Essays of Webb , Shaw , and their comrades ; this came at a time when Britain seemed in more complete reaction against the imperatives of Fabian rationalism than at any time for a century . |
| 5 | This came at a time when all Latin American countries had adopted policies of export-orientated growth , economic liberalization , financial deregulation and the dismantling of investment restrictions and trade barriers . |
| 6 | This came at a time when several years of large oil-revenue increases had created an exceptionally propitious atmosphere for reaching some kind of understanding . |
| 7 | This happened at a time when the ice had , so to speak , sucked up much of the sea . |
| 8 | This happened at a turning-point in Caribbean affairs , for in 1670 the Spanish accepted the inevitable and by the Treaty of Madrid acknowledged the English colonies in the West Indies as legitimate settlements , though the logging settlements on the central American mainland were left in an ill-defined position . |
| 9 | This proceeded at a faster pace in services than in industry . |
| 10 | But that Triple Crown and Championship of ‘ 85 came at a terrible price . |
| 11 | Negotiations to renew Lome III opened at a meeting of EC and ACP ministers in Luxembourg on Oct. 12-13 , 1988 , following a preparatory meeting in Mauritius on May 10-11 ( see p. 35737 ) . |
| 12 | Part III looked at a whole series of forces that locked the underclass into place . |
| 13 | That happened at a couple of other people . |
| 14 | We all met at a pre-luncheon reception and then adjourned to the dining hall to sample the culinary delights which were to space our classes for the next five days ; four classes with dancing after dinner was the order of the day , all meticulously time-tabled . |
| 15 | She brought the case after Channel 4 hinted at a romance in their 1991 documentary on Terre Blanche . |
| 16 | The government 's programme for 1992 aimed at a rate of gross domestic product ( GDP ) growth of 6.5 per cent , a reduction in the rate of inflation to 6-7 per cent and a strengthening of the country 's external payments position . |
| 17 | Since the disagreement was only about the implicit extension of conventions they all recognized at a more abstract level , they could all be said to be soft conventionalists . |
| 18 | I thought I was abnormal when I first ejaculated at a climax , and felt terribly ashamed . |
| 19 | Ms Hoey , who strengthened her majority at the last general election in Vauxhall , which she first won at a by-election , has also caused a stir over Northern Ireland policy . |
| 20 | As the day grew ever nearer the excitement mounted and if November 5th fell at a weekend , we had an added bonus because the whole of Saturday could be spent in topping up . |
| 21 | The transition from Romanesque to Gothic proceeded at a variable speed in differing countries . |
| 22 | The two met at a rally and decided to team up for the Charrington RAC . |
| 23 | A mean of the two with a multiplier of four arrived at a figure of two hundred and thirteen thousand , eight hundred and forty three pounds and ninety two pence . |
| 24 | Certainly the fringe banking crisis of 1973–74 occurred at a time of a large inflow of new institutions into the market as a result of the perceived liberal market conditions brought about through competition and credit control . |
| 25 | When Richard at last paused at a twist in the track he looked back to see the detective , red-faced and sweating , a hundred yards below him . |
| 26 | I followed the Sergeant out to the office ; we both sat at a small table , and after a very enjoyable supper of cheese rolls we played the chanters until 1 a.m. , pausing from time to time to drink a mug of tea . |