Example sentences of "[be] [prep] time like " in BNC.

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1 So th the sort of help that was that would come to the surface would it be at times like birth , death , accidents ?
2 It 's at times like this you start to see things in perspective . ’
3 It 's at times like these that the brain cells slip into surrealist ‘ wavy picture ’ mode as you mentally conjure something with a 10 inch wide fretboard and a progression of thick wound strings tensed across it , creating monstrous internal forces and straining various components to breaking point .
4 IT 'S AT times like this when one begins to wonder about The Franks & Walters .
5 It 's at times like this that we say ‘ thank goodness for PR Sprays ’ , the convenient ‘ alternative ’ to ice which cools the skin and offers immediate relief to the pained area .
6 It 's at times like that you need your friends . ’
7 It 's at times like that you think of quitting the business and becoming a postman or a brickie — anything that 's vaguely normal . ’
8 ‘ Do you know , ’ he said , ‘ it 's at times like this I think there 's hope for the universe yet . ’
9 It 's been a difficult few weeks for the princess ; after a book on her life and marriage was published ; it 's at time like this problems with relationships or turning points , that many people consult Debbie .
10 It is at times like this that I regret not doing a scientific 0-level and becoming a brain surgeon so that no one would ask me to wash up or scrub floors .
11 It is at times like this , I 'm afraid , that he becomes an English windbag .
12 It is at times like this when people begin to lose the true principles of religion as they become too involved and so wars begin .
13 It was at times like this that I felt very small in the landscape .
14 It was at times like this that my physical and emotional stamina dangerously evaporated ; nurturing was essential .
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