Example sentences of "[pers pn] be at time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The groundwork principles are a necessary element in the art of kung fu and they are usually taught towards the end of training , since many of them are at times contradictory to the normal rules governing training . |
| 2 | ‘ Some say I 'm a dour type of person , and maybe I am at times , but nothing means more to me than winning . |
| 3 | You are at times an exceptionally fiery-headed young woman . ’ |
| 4 | That relaxed , even jokey , presence we offer you is at times a front for blind panic . |
| 5 | Other young fellows were doing the same thing ; we used to meet and recognize each other and compare notes — and pretty scathing we were at times with what we found . |
| 6 | We ran into some bad weather on the way , with heavy rain followed by thick fog , which was frustrating because we were at times up near the permanent snowline , and had occasional glimpses of birds like rough-legged buzzard , with Lapland bunting and red-throated pipits by the roadside . |
| 7 | But er however things went on and er we , we 've had very bad years some years when the we , stuck too much I think to some of the Morris of course er they had their troubles of course and , and then eventually we , it was funny we were the only two people in the whole of Britain who h ho held the agencies for Austin and Morris together and we were at times we were thinking we must lose one of them . |
| 8 | This is important in the treatment of self-poisoning patients because , as has already been noted , they are at times regarded with hostility by hospital staff ( p. 22 ) , and by relatives and friends ( p. 23 ) . |
| 9 | The major differences between the two positions — and they are at times crudely drawn — focus on : |
| 10 | I think mostly erm , I think that the audits have gone erm , very well actually erm , people are following the procedures and they are at times , they are a little bit slipping up erm , enquiries seem to be an area and filling in the enquiry form properly and making sure that it is copied to the divisional enquiry file erm , a few people fell down on that erm , but in most cases the procedures were followed virtually to a letter . |
| 11 | Erm and it 's a bit like timekeeping I mean they they 've got their own system now for evaluating how good they are at time keeping and I think the erm the figure they try and hit is about ninety five percent is n't it of trains arriving on time . |
| 12 | So th the sort of help that was that would come to the surface would it be at times like birth , death , accidents ? |
| 13 | It 's at times like this you start to see things in perspective . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | IT 'S AT times like this when one begins to wonder about The Franks & Walters . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It 's at times like that you need your friends . ’ |
| 18 | It 's at times like that you think of quitting the business and becoming a postman or a brickie — anything that 's vaguely normal . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Do you know , ’ he said , ‘ it 's at times like this I think there 's hope for the universe yet . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It is at times like this , I 'm afraid , that he becomes an English windbag . |
| 23 | Spiced with soldier 's slang and scattered with a mix of European languages , it is at times a shocking , at other times a sentimental , but always a worthwhile account . |
| 24 | These circumstances are found more often amongst poorer groups in society — single-parent households , those in lower-paid occupations , large families , those dependent on social security benefits , and so on — and , whilst it is at times difficult to determine patterns of cause and effect in such situations , structural and environmental factors are clearly of great importance in being able to care for children . |
| 25 | It is at times suggested that the security forces are operating under a series of shackles , which it is sometimes suggested are of a political nature . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It was at times like this that I felt very small in the landscape . |
| 28 | It was at times like this that my physical and emotional stamina dangerously evaporated ; nurturing was essential . |
| 29 | THE ICC has removed the ban on the ‘ rand rebels ’ on the grounds , as I understand , that South Africa is no longer outside the pale of accepted cricket intercourse as it was at time the offence was committed . |
| 30 | The most common request is that everything should be set back the way it was at time X and it should appear as though the work carried out on package Y never happened at all ! |