Example sentences of "[adj] of [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The memory was still fresh of the time when he was considered a world-beater , and in receipt of so much weight from Arkle he could certainly be given a realistic chance . |
| 2 | This is equally destructive of the time and creative opportunity of each new day . |
| 3 | She was unaware of the time passing ; there was only the comforting tick of the grandmother clock in the corner to break the silence . |
| 4 | A BUSINESS leader yesterday described a town 's double jobs loss blow as ‘ symptomatic of the times . ’ |
| 5 | Trotsky 's idea of converting whole regiments into Labour Armies had failed , but it was symptomatic of the time . |
| 6 | ‘ A world-wide conspiracy embracing a third of the world 's population ’ he pronounced the enemy to be , and added that it threatened ‘ the erasure of freedom , perhaps for ever , from the parchment of time ’ … a windy piece of rhetoric typical of the times if not of J. Edgar , whose taste ran to Tarzan movies where the dialogue is less verbose . |
| 7 | The train make–up is typical of the time with air–conditioned Mk2 stock supported by Mk1 braking coaches . |
| 8 | Sheridan 's flippant attitude to the management of his personal finances was typical of the time . |
| 9 | Although a great quantity of pottery was found in this deposit , it is typical of the time of the Report , that only 16 examples were published ( fig. 11 of the Report ) . |
| 10 | The vision of Talbot and his mounted companions being mown down by an enfilade of artillery ( as they were ) was not typical of the time . |
| 11 | Instead , more typical of the time was the innovation of painting white lines along the centre of roads , the more extensive installation of traffic lights , the coming into force of the 30 m.p.h. speed limit , the inauguration of driving tests and the innovation of pedestrian crossings marked by the Belisha beacon , named after the Home Secretary of the day , Sir Leslie Hore-Belisha . |
| 12 | Okay Although I 'm referring to Gibson 's work , I mean this was typical of the time , there were a number of other researchers who were using similar ideas and notations . |
| 13 | In the aftermath she nestled in his arms , forgetful of the time . |
| 14 | She was soon forgetful of the time , however , her thoughts swiftly going back to the man who had put his finger on her doorbell at that hour in the morning , and kept it there . |
| 15 | Not knowing the area well , and conscious of the time of year , I did a survey walk with a friend . |
| 16 | I am conscious of the time , so I say only that it will be a sad day if the Government are allowed to change the legislation , not only for the miners and their communities or for those who , directly or indirectly , are involved in or seek employment in the industry , but for the whole of society . |
| 17 | I 'm conscious of the time , and we may like to have a break for tea , but there are also three people who wish to contribute to the discussion . |
| 18 | In general Chair , I 'm conscious of the time , so I wo n't dwell on it in any detail , this is essentially something at looking at the costs of running your homes , and making two comparisons . |
| 19 | Make sure of the times of trains , the numbers of the buses , the line of the underground , the route if you are driving . |
| 20 | ‘ How can you be so sure of the time ? ’ |
| 21 | We can at least be sure of the time when the town died , because apart from the abrupt halt in telegraph traffic , the big clock on the Military Hospital was found intact in the smouldering ruins , with its hands stopped at 07.52 . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you sure of the time , Father ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You 're sure of the time ? ’ |
| 24 | He 's not sure of the time but he says it was after he 'd eaten his sandwich , say six in the evening . |
| 25 | Oh , sure of the time . |
| 26 | Since we may wish to use our laws to transform an inefficient program to an observationally equivalent efficient one , our notion of equivalence will be independent of the times at which events occur . |
| 27 | The sequence of events during the 1-cell cycle ( detailed timings are given in Table 1 ) is initiated by fertilization and is independent of the time of ovulation ( 8 ) . |
| 28 | In other words they are independent of the time an individual has spent acquiring a competence or how that competence was achieved ( training course , learning on the job , etc . ) |
| 29 | I thought he was simply jealous of the time I spent with her , instead of sitting on the other side of the gas fire , knitting or darning socks while he marked his school books . |
| 30 | The Zwinger gallery also keeps abreast of the times . |