Example sentences of "[prep] this time [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in fact they did care , because if they had n't the traumas that afflicted Welsh rugby at about this time would have had not effect . |
| 2 | The great spread of drug-taking among the young during this time can also be seen either as ‘ doing it for kicks ’ or looking for a road out of materialistic culture . |
| 3 | Much of this time could be wasted while children awaited the teacher 's attention or were simply distracted . |
| 4 | And there is no doubt that the visit of Cheney and Powell to the Gulf convinced them that to fight a land war at this time would risk over-straining the support among the American people . |
| 5 | Anybody who dreamt of surrendering that basic safeguard at this time would be doing the gravest disservice to current and possibly to future generations in Britain . |
| 6 | A spokesman said that a price hike at this time would be ‘ inappropriate ’ . |
| 7 | On Nov. 15 the Kuwaiti government-in-exile endorsed the Saudi view that an Arab summit at this time would be pointless . |
| 8 | As the US Joint Chiefs of Staff commented on 22 October 1951 : The security interests of the United States at this time would be greatly benefited if the British Commonwealth of Nations could achieve once more a state of political and military solidarity under strong and effective leadership by the United Kingdom ; failing this , wholehearted support of United States military policies must be obtained from the several members of the British Commonwealth through other means . |
| 9 | Help at this time may help you or the person you look after to remain at home as confidence is slowly regained in managing in a new situation . |
| 10 | Although much of the area around a pool at this time may be exposed rock , the gobies never land on it . |
| 11 | If it is true that kings only legislated when faced with an urgent need to enhance their standing with their subjects by prestigious acts of law-making , the appearance of royal codes of law in Kent and Wessex at this time may reflect something of the very considerable crisis through which these regions had recently passed . |
| 12 | On stylistic grounds other northern castles built or rebuilt at this time may be attributed to him , notably Raby and Sheriff Hutton ( 1382 ) , and perhaps also Lumley in county Durham and Wressle , Yorkshire . |
| 13 | Excessive speed at this time can be dangerous in rough air if the pilot is pulling back hard . |
| 14 | People 's vulnerability at this time can be very great , and it is a poignant reflection on our society that there are many other people ready to prey on this . |
| 15 | Loss rates at this time can be quite heavy with anything up to half the brood dying . |
| 16 | Its population at this time can hardly have been less than 50,000 and may easily have been well over 60,000 . |
| 17 | The most comprehensive efforts to provide new foundations for English studies at this time can be linked to the launching of the journals Essays in Criticism ( founded in 1951 , just prior to the demise of Scrutiny ) and Critical Quarterly ( founded 1958 ) . |
| 18 | Animal portraits at this time can therefore be appreciated as not only accessing many artistic currencies but also as moving between the needs of several classes located in both rural and urban populations . |
| 19 | Failure to create the embryo conscience at this time will leave society with no alternative but to use the power of punishment when correction becomes necessary . |
| 20 | You 're at your most passionate at the beginning of July and a honeymoon at this time will be a wonderful experience . |
| 21 | Most of the red-throated divers which appear in the inshore voes at this time will be local breeders , and territories and relationships will be sorted out with much caterwauling and chasing before the successful pair set up home on some peaty pool . |
| 22 | No , no , the new letter which says this 'll cost , the at this time will cost you three thousand five hundred , then you 've got it signed by an . |
| 23 | Careful explanations at this time could give them at least an inkling of the importance of the game , and some measure of preparation for the time when it will be no game , but a reality of great promise . |
| 24 | As Cannon comments , ‘ in no other populous state of the nation at this time could a handful of millionaires and a political consultant so early have decided on their own to run an aging actor for governor without consulting party leaders . ’ |
| 25 | The affinity between France and England at this time could be illustrated by the fact that the diplomatic representatives of both kingdoms studied at Paris . |
| 26 | But a more likely way of achieving this basic necessity is to write something like " Only a person who knew that Aubrey St John was going to be here at this time could have killed him " . |
| 27 | Advice and support at this time could aim to minimise the chances of a girl returning to an unhappy discordant home and to parents with whom she may largely have lost touch . |
| 28 | If she wants to do any or all of these things herself , though , she should be allowed to , and her own wishes in everything at this time should be respected . |
| 29 | Alterations in class composition around this time may have to some extent re-ordered the direction of artistic patronage . |
| 30 | The mood by this time may be more depressed , as they start to look at their own problems as opposed to those of their partner . |