Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon this was to be entered and then only Tibet and Ethiopia would remain for a time unresponsive to European politics , ideas and technology . |
| 2 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 3 | How many people do you need at a time then ? |
| 4 | If Labour could not win at a time of economic gloom , bolstered by the most effective campaign it has ever fought , and facing a Government whose campaign did not really come to life until the last 10 days — then when could it ? |
| 5 | okay just think of a time when you were assertive and you all everybody think of a time when you were assertive , can you think of a time , anybody ca n't think of a time when they were assertive ? |
| 6 | okay just think of a time when you were assertive and you all everybody think of a time when you were assertive , can you think of a time , anybody ca n't think of a time when they were assertive ? |
| 7 | I ca n't think of a time when I would be going by myself in the near future . |
| 8 | It 's very small , only just room for the bunk , but it would do for a time . |
| 9 | What can one do in a time when no one is ashamed of having done something , when people are only guilty , as a weapon ? ’ |
| 10 | It means that only one person can speak at a time and that members can not address each other directly . |
| 11 | But though you can do a different remix for each different section of the audience , in the end you can only do one show at a time . |
| 12 | There was some slight discussion whether the British should keep Canada or should choose the large French sugar islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe ; very few politicians close to the centre of power thought of giving Canada back to France , but the issue underlined the fact that Canada was unlikely to provide much revenue for the British treasury directly , and certainly would not provide the amount of revenue that sugar for re-export would give at a time when Britain used for consumption or for manufacture all that her West Indian islands could produce . |
| 13 | There are other places she could go to , of course , but so many of them would be clubs in which she would be expected to communicate and contribute at a time when all she wants is occasionally simply to be ‘ with ’ people and to be able to depart when she wishes without giving offence or disturbing the gathering . |
| 14 | This means it can tolerate an actual break in supply because it will run for a time on the batteries . |
| 15 | Thirdly , anyone experiencing a significant loss will move into a time of yearning and searching . |
| 16 | A phased move may prove ideal if the original location of the company is spread over several sites as one site can move at a time and so not cause total disruption to the business . |
| 17 | In evolution , structures are conservative because changes must be made one step at a time , each step being an improvement on the preceding one . |
| 18 | How many can a man have at a time ? |
| 19 | We will call at a time that suits you — even if that 's an evening or a Sunday and we guarantee to repair or replace faulty equipment within 24 hours of your call . |
| 20 | This can happen at a time when you are under pressure and need to make a rapid decision . |
| 21 | But how could you tell with a Time Lord ? |
| 22 | Together the SR and GR effects should lead to a time delay variation of amplitude of about 4 ms over one orbit . |
| 23 | Samson Agonistes 's presentation of a hero whose refusal to capitulate allows him to regain divine inner light and inflict a defeat on his enemies bears witness to the plea for continued resistance of the type a republican supporter would propose during a time of defeat . |
| 24 | Fifthly and finally , anyone reacting to a significant loss will come to a time of acceptance . |
| 25 | If we sort of reverse things in our minds eye , and look backwards into the past history of the universe , we can come to a time where apparently all the material in the universe would have been on top of itself , that it would all have been squeezed into a point , and this moment sometimes people call the big bang , or the initial singularity . |
| 26 | Actually , I have begun to think that I do belong to a time , but it is separated by so many decades from theirs that I reproach myself . |
| 27 | In the resultant Postlethwait audio-tutorial laboratory , open from around 7.00 a.m. to 11.30 pm. , the student could come at a time of his own choosing ; at the entrance he would receive a descriptive hand-out explaining what books , notes , equipment would be necessary to bring along ; once inside he would be given a botanical specimen and would enter a pleasant area equipped with a multiplicity of booths or carrels . |
| 28 | The move , expected to form part of the imminent white paper on the coal industry , would come at a time when the US , Japan and Germany are pumping greater resources into clean coal research . |
| 29 | Typically the central bank of the country facing downwards pressure on its currency would intervene for a time by running down its official reserves , but eventually might decide to devalue if there was no sign that domestic policies were likely to contain the situation . |
| 30 | Did this er , going back to Helliwells again , repairing of the aircraft , did that cease when the war finished or did it continue for a time afterwards ? |