Example sentences of "[to-vb] at [det] time " in BNC.

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31 But all managers have to negotiate at some time so it pays to learn about handling the process well .
32 In order that the scheme functions efficiently it is essential that the reception offices of the hotels within the scheme inform central reservations of the up-to-the-minute availability of rooms to let at all times ; failure to do this could result in double-bookings , loss of goodwill and unnecessary charges being levied against the hotel for the service .
33 And a call came over the radio that there was a problem with one of the pumps downstairs , so seeing I had nothing better to do at that time I went downstairs to give them a hand .
34 ‘ That was a damn silly thing to do at this time of night . ’
35 If you hike down here ( a much wiser thing to do at this time of year ) the Grand Canyon Department of Arbitrary Silly Rules and Regulations have erected signs that read ‘ Do not go beyond this point without water . ’
36 Blake was not averse to entering such places , but could think of a number of things he 'd prefer to do at this time .
37 They are doing work which every compositor is called upon to do at some time or another , that is plain composition , " but he added that the men do " the many operations that go to make up the comp 's calling " .
38 It 's what everyone has to do at some time — it 's called taking responsibility for yourself .
39 Sometimes we may need to make changes which we reserve the right to do at any time .
40 Sterling+2 is supplied with DOS and Windows versions in one box , enabling users to switch at any time , free of charge , from one operating system to the other .
41 Although the Constitution contained guarantees of human rights and freedoms , it also stated that it " shall be the overall responsibility of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to ensure at all times the security , defence and well-being of Fiji and its peoples " .
42 Certainly from the spring of 1918 Lenin was almost obsessed by the need to get grain to the cities of the north-west , for it was their turn to starve at that time .
43 The air raids failing to materialise at that time , 152 of these were transferred to the Orchard London County Council Hospital in Dartford .
44 Poland restored relations on Feb. 27 , calling the rift a mistake , apologising for an anti-Semitic purge in March 1968 and offering to restore citizenship to about 30,000 Jews forced to emigrate at that time .
45 We have a duty to be as clear as we can , and to articulate at all times what we are trying to do , in at least a general sense , and it will help us to ask ( even if we can not always easily answer ) what the result might be in terms of student ability or behaviour .
46 She will not be called upon to contribute at this time . ’
47 The one thing he always refused to consider at any time of financial uncertainty was selling any of his personal shareholding in Virgin .
48 We have therefore decided to withdraw at this time ’ .
49 Regrettably but perhaps inevitably , the ambivalence of feeling and thought which is bound to exist at any time of change has been seized upon by those who can profit from it .
50 It is also helpful to be able to refer at any time to a ‘ map ’ of the pathways followed and nodes visited in the course of a particular trip through ‘ hyperspace ’ .
51 In Birmingham ‘ the evening papers are eagerly read each night , and scores of boys who never play themselves are able to name at any time the runs made by prominent cricketers … and in seasons like the present ‘ discuss readily and ably the claims of the individual members of the Australian team to be considered really worthy exponents of the game ’ .
52 I remembered all kinds of girls whom Harvey had wanted to marry at some time or other .
53 It is my grief that I am unable to repay at this time the money that is due .
54 It 's unusual for anybody to ring at that time .
55 Because tin lodes are apt to end at any time , miners have to be continually ready to open up new levels or drives , and to extend new ones in a series of crazy changes in direction .
56 The following are the rates that were effective from 6 April 1976 , but it must be remembered that these are liable to change at any time ; full information on contribution rates can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Security .
57 The second naval object with an English minister should be to maintain at all times a powerful western squadron …
58 You are free to cancel at any time .
59 ‘ Do you think it would be sensible for a woman to go at that time of night into the house of an unmarried man ? ’ she asked .
60 Now remember that a helicopter , unlike a conventional aircraft , does not necessarily have to be pointing in the direction that it is moving and that the pilot must tell the tail where to go at all times .
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