Example sentences of "[prep] [det] time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | During that time of course nobody there to run it the youth theatre sadly er ran down . |
| 2 | … let the organization of a canine animal become slightly plastic , which animal preyed chiefly on rabbits , but sometimes on hares ; let these same changes cause the number of rabbits very slowly to decrease and the number of hares to increase ; the effect of this would be that the fox or dog would be driven to try to catch more hares , and his numbers would tend to decrease ; his organization , however , being slightly plastic , those individuals with the lightest forms , longest limbs , and best eyesight ( though perhaps with less cunning or scent ) would be slightly favoured , let the difference be ever so small , and would tend to live longer and to survive during that time of the year when food was shortest ; they would also rear more young , which young would tend to inherit these slight peculiarities . |
| 3 | There was a light frost covering the ground and much of the foliage , but it was a mild day for that time of the year . |
| 4 | The argument for seasonally adjusting monthly unemployment figures is that only then can the observer tell whether a given monthly increase in unemployment is the normal variation for that time of year or an unusual rise which policy-makers should be concerned about . |
| 5 | Well for that time of the year it was remarkable really . |
| 6 | Such secondary pulses have been observed at about this time of year after very strong El Ninos in 1957 , 1956 and 1972 — but this 1982 ‘ secondary ’ would have been stronger than the ‘ primary ’ it belongs to , again raising the question ‘ why ? ’ |
| 7 | " If I remember rightly , " said Matt , " there 's a tearoom in Gunnerside that sells strawberry scones about this time of the year . " |
| 8 | It is about this time of year that life at the headquarters of the Women Professional Golfers ' European Tour gets a little hectic for Membership Secretary Marion Davies . |
| 9 | Like maybe now about this time of the year we would start with skipping , and then in the winter time , we well there was has a lot of , we would just seem to amuse ourselves . |
| 10 | About this time of year she 'd have expected business to be picking up , but instead it remains ominously quiet . |
| 11 | AT ABOUT this time of the year and for every year since 1973 , the Laing Construction Company has set about the long and complex business of arriving at the six illustrations that will ultimately grace its calendar . |
| 12 | About this time of year . |
| 13 | And , you know , the sort of things which you can remember , which I can remember , some of the glorious ones , one when I was working up in Lancashire , about this time of year when the , the new May Day Bank Holiday was announced in about nineteen seventy-two or three or something and through five editions of the Lancashire Evening Post was a headline which said ‘ New Pubic Holiday ’ . |
| 14 | During this time of subjective observing participation , the policeman/insider moves to the margins , to a point where analysis negates automatic approval or predisposition for a world of known categories and classifications . |
| 15 | During this time of enforced idleness , she massaged Tamar 's body with oil of almonds , not only to relieve her backache , but also to avoid unsightly stretchmarks on her body . |
| 16 | Leigh had made it clear to Olivier during this time of her mental illness that she no longer loved him , and Olivier was well aware that his wife wanted to be with Finchie . |
| 17 | Furthermore , it is so cold during this time of the year that , without heating , patients do not want to be admitted . |
| 18 | During this time of testing , a sufferer from alcoholism mat say that he or she can not be alcoholic because he or she does not drink in the mornings or is still in regular employment or still has a home and family or perhaps only drinks wine and beer but never spirits or only drinks at the weekends . |
| 19 | In fact , I was for some time of the opinion that this huge challenge ahead of us could not be surmounted without my bringing in additional staff from outside . |
| 20 | As the official investigation got under way , there were allegations that senior US officials had known for some time of BNL 's dealings with Iraq . |
| 21 | Both countries had been speaking for some time of their desire to improve relations , without making much progress . |
| 22 | Owen had been conscious for some time of growing movement in the courtyard below . |
| 23 | The PT instructor barks out his orders with an enthusiasm that is unnatural for this time of the morning . |
| 24 | Combine driver Rob Greaves was very surprised that moisture content for this time of the year was only 13.5% . |
| 25 | There is , however , a very strong feeling in fashionable knitwear this year for double jacquard patterns Usually I try to find easy ways to achieve this look and if you do n't have a ribber and a colour changer you can get away with two layers of Fair Isle or single jacquard , neatly sewn together to make a beautiful fabric for this time of year . |
| 26 | There is quite a lot of fixing and sewing involved — just the thing for this time of year . |
| 27 | Obviously any dark colour with white , cream or a pastel shade would be suitable , but I personally think simple black and white looks very effective and is a good colour combination for this time of year . |
| 28 | It 's still a bit busy coming in down there on Tadcaster Road and the usual busy traffic for this time of the day on the junction of Bootham and Gillygate . |
| 29 | Also the Hopgrove roundabout itself is being resurfaced right through the day which again is adding to the usual delays for this time of a Tuesday . |
| 30 | Chilly for this time of year |