Example sentences of "[adv] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if one shift performs better ( and ‘ better ’ might refer to the quality or quantity — or both — of product that is made ) is it because it consists of more conscientious workers ; their conditions of working are better , or they have less distraction ; they are supervised more closely and the conveyor belt moves faster ; or their body clock enables them to work better at some times of the day than others ? |
| 2 | If it sits at the bottom of your belly , glowering like a smouldering fire , threatening to explode suddenly at any time and paralyse you ? |
| 3 | They did n't bother much at other times unless asked , and then they often had to think twice . |
| 4 | After lunch ( at about two o'clock ) many of us feel tired and may take a short nap , even though body temperature does not nominally fall much at this time . |
| 5 | The school owed much at this time to the support of William Smyth , Bishop of Lincoln , who was one of the founders of Brasenose College in 1509 . |
| 6 | Apparently at one time he was married to a young woman who was jealous of another woman . |
| 7 | Apparently at this time Kington was also a popular starting point for tourists to Aberystwyth , with a daily stage coach for the sixty mile journey over the mountains . |
| 8 | The fourth and final bay , beginning again from its western end up to the gangway , contained on its northern side , Tilt Van repairs , and on the southern side was Bill Swindell preparing windscreens for motor vehicles ; alongside at this time was the experimental area for the Wolverton-designed mechanical horse . |
| 9 | The Germans , especially at that time , were a highly gifted Aryan tribe in the full vigour of development . |
| 10 | ‘ Surely she did n't bathe alone at the Cove , especially at that time of the year ? ’ |
| 11 | Every office in the country should be scheduled to receive flowers from charming old gentlemen at least once a week , and especially at busy times when carping is usually at fever pitch . |
| 12 | At Collington Chapel Lane is closed until Friday cos they 're putting a new sewer in there and traffic 's being diverted there along Main Street and at Totton there 's roadworks on Nottingham Road at the junction with Attenborough Lane delays likely there especially at busy times that 'll do us for now we 'll update the traffic for you again in half an hours time . |
| 13 | The region of Conques suffered especially at this time from the breakdown of public authority and the rise of an aristocracy exercising local power from newly built castles . |
| 14 | As anyone will tell you , it 's easy to go over the limit , especially at this time of year when people are preparing for Christmas and buying presents . |
| 15 | A police spokesman said : ‘ It was a horrific crash , a terrible tragedy especially at this time of year . ’ |
| 16 | Especially at this time of year when all too often the weather is as miserable as a dozen Mancunian pensioners waiting for the 211 to Gorton . |
| 17 | They spend much of their time in the bedroom , especially at this time of year when it 's so cold . |
| 18 | ‘ Especially at this time of year , I know . |
| 19 | Another interrupter , especially at this time , was of course Vivien herself , who , despite the legal separation , would continue to pester him , causing great embarrassment to Miss Swan and to his secretary . |
| 20 | That can not be in any of our interests , especially at this time . |
| 21 | ‘ We all rely heavily on our families and friends for support especially at this time , so the event was very much an occasion for families , to say thank you , and to allow visitors to experience the vast scale of the project . |
| 22 | ‘ You must forgive me , especially at this time when your father 's body is not yet buried . ’ |
| 23 | For ourselves , we are inclined to avoid long journeys , especially at this time of the year . |
| 24 | Oh that 's it , that 's why they 're coming down , that 's why are quite pleased to see us dear , especially at this time of the year , not many people will buy Christmas time , think oh we 'll wait and go and get Christmas over and the spring and |
| 25 | These are automatically silenced at night and may be silenced manually at any time by operating levers which are neatly and unobtrusively located on the hand-crafted dial . |
| 26 | Euthymides regularly gives his father 's name , Polias or Polios ( the genitive could belong to either ) ; and on the Acropolis have been found signatures of a sixth-century sculptor Pollias ( double letters are written double or single indifferently at this time ) . |
| 27 | Right it is a hundred miles from King 's Lynn to London , the train takes two hours to do the journey the train does not go at a constant speed , it speeds up sometimes and slows down at other times it also stops at stations on the way and on once of course as it , as it 's stopping it 's going more and more slowly and as it 's er moving off again it starts slowly and starts to go quickly but because it takes two hours in all the train goes a hundred miles in two hours we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 28 | ‘ She was n't frightened of flying , but she was very frightened of the seat belt , so I think she 'd been tied down at one time . |
| 29 | That 's put them all off down at one time did n't they ? |
| 30 | And only catered for Street Station , which was a small station , it was being run down at that time , Street Station . |