Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | To state the relevant causal circumstance , would we not have to do what we can hardly hope to do , which is to enumerate parts of much of the whole state of the universe at or during a time ? |
| 2 | Given what has been said , further , a mental event is not necessarily what is sometimes called a whole mental state , which is to say all of a person 's consciousness at or for a time , but typically is a part of a whole mental state , a part which itself has parts . |
| 3 | Fume cupboards may be manually operated or on a time clock control . |
| 4 | Did she mean at four in the morning , or at a time of extremity ? |
| 5 | Nor does it matter whether the tenant may give notice after the last date for service of a rent review notice ( Coventry CC v J Hepworth & Son Ltd ( 1982 ) 265 EG 608 ) or at a time which coincides with time during which a landlord may serve such a notice ( Legal & General Assurance ( Pension Management ) Ltd v Cheshire CC ) . |
| 6 | This is a code of conduct for directors of listed companies requiring them not to deal in their own company 's shares on short-term considerations or at a time when they are in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information . |
| 7 | In many cases the husband and wife will be living apart at the time of the court order , or at a time when agreement is reached between them concerning the former matrimonial home , in circumstances that are likely to prove permanent . |
| 8 | It may also recognise that the husband should be entitled to a financial stake in the matrimonial home , such stake being made available to him at the end of the period specified in the court order or at a time previously agreed between the parties . |
| 9 | In Australia , all launching is done this way , and for a time it was common in the U.S.A. The disadvantages , however , of the low tow position are as follows . |
| 10 | His death quite literally shattered the Prince and for a time he lost all sense of purpose . |
| 11 | Tony Zanetta : ‘ By this time , I 'd become the President of MainMan and for a time was Ton 's right hand man running errands for him . |
| 12 | The general thought he could do better , and for a time considered launching his own party . |
| 13 | Abbey Mill ( c1600 ) consisted of no less than four mills , forming a single range across the Mill Avon , and for a time following this , there were five , although the latter was fairly short-lived . |
| 14 | In 1866 , after the Prussian victory over Austria , French public opinion clamoured for war against Prussia and for a time even the Emperor appeared to hesitate . |
| 15 | Nicholson saw them around Sunset Strip and for a time they were joined by Elvis Presley , who had seen Rebel Without a Cause forty-four times and could speak Dean 's lines word perfect . |
| 16 | It destroyed him and for a time he was engulfed by a deep chasm of despair , drinking heavily , taking amphetamines and LSD — and he was in his sixteenth year of smoking marijuana . |
| 17 | The inspiration of Alexander is apparent in the portraits of Pompey , the most powerful Roman of his day , and for a time the effective ruler of the eastern Mediterranean . |
| 18 | In February 1973 an eruption suddenly burst out on the tiny island of Heimaey , and for a time it seemed as though the town of Heimaey , Iceland 's biggest fishing port , would be destroyed . |
| 19 | He chose to do nothing , and for a time remained in a distant castle as a virtual prisoner of conscience . |
| 20 | Oil shale was also called ‘ boghead coal ’ , and for a time Scotland supplied ninety per cent of the world 's shale oil output . |
| 21 | Coleman got his fees and salary from the College , a daily retainer from the army , and for a time money from the sale of drugs provided for the College and the army . |
| 22 | The only other event at Huntingdon that I recall with any clarity was when I had my first ever flight in an aircraft — and for a time I was quite determined that it was going to be my last . |
| 23 | Gowing goes on to indicate the health hazard arising from the intense alpha activity of polonium at the Windscale site : ‘ Alpha handling procedures had to be greatly upgraded to deal with polonium , and for a time everyone had to work with respirators … |
| 24 | ‘ The transfer talk did get to me , I admit , and for a time I did n't know whether I was going or coming . |
| 25 | Fabric boots then multiplied , and for a time they looked like sleeping the market , but their disadvantages in poor conditions did not offset their greater comfort in good ones , and some substantial improvement in waterproofing was needed before this could take place . |
| 26 | Unable to get his life and work in gear , Chris Penn changed his name and for a time worked on a building site before earning good money being beaten black and blue as a prize fighter . |
| 27 | I and my sisters visited her there when we could , she was always ready to join one in what she called ‘ a dry mart ’ before lunch or in the evening , and for a time seemed content enough . |
| 28 | Writer Brian Clark gave me the persona of a middle-class , middle-aged professional with a wife problem and for a time it became my trademark . |
| 29 | This aircraft was fitted with only two upper wing fuel tanks , and for a time was used on test flights with four-bladed propellers which , instead of the usual right angles , had angles of 80° and 100° . |
| 30 | Its return to Rome towards the end of the fourteenth century resulted in a schism with two , and for a time three , rivals for the papacy . |