Example sentences of "[prep] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1960 were , as we can see now , in some ways rightly to be thought of as a time of indulgence . |
| 2 | Many data are collected regularly and routinely , particularly by government agencies , local authorities , etc. , so that , again , we have These observations are best thought of as a time series rather than a longitudinal study since the whole community of a country or region ( rather than a sample ) is generally involved . |
| 3 | Also another thing is , when you phone up , it 's like er you 've , it 's like on a time thing , so obvious well , not a time thing , but it detects whether you 've said anything and how long the pauses are , |
| 4 | I mentioned a boy who had only been at school for two terms , a boy who had had a limp , someone he had been friendly with for a time . |
| 5 | Staff and client misgivings will have to be dealt with at a time when the senior partners of both firms already have their hands full with the negotiations proper . |
| 6 | Of all the people she could have been stuck with at a time like this ! |
| 7 | How sad that Puddephat 's widow should have no one to turn to at a time like this . |
| 8 | Mine takes thirteen pounds worth at a time . |
| 9 | The smaller bits we 'd look at for a time and then he 'd throw them on the fire . |