Example sentences of "[is] the time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | some of you are a lot younger than me of course , it could be a lot smaller , but er er showing this to teenagers , if you work out what age a teenager will be in the year twenty forty , they 'll be about er in their mid sixties so this period of time , basically , is the time over which our present er generation of schoolchildren will have their adult life . |
| 2 | One factor has nothing to do with more powerful engines or improved hull design and this is the time between callout and a lifeboat launch . |
| 3 | The most dangerous moment of a policeman 's life is the time between getting his coat on and getting out of the station . |
| 4 | It is the time during which the evolutionary process was producing the human form as it now is , and laying down the pattern from which man , in remote retrospect , can now extract the necessary information on which to lay the foundation of the concept of the Created God , and to understand how he must develop that concept . |
| 5 | Where the fetch , or distance at the disposal of the wind for the generation of waves , is very large the factor governing the height of the waves is the time during which a wind of a given strength has.been blowing . |
| 6 | Another important winter consideration is the time of day you fish . |
| 7 | NOW is the time of year when tour operators ' thoughts turn to tempting the over-60s — and increasingly the over 55s — to spend their winters in the sun . |
| 8 | ‘ practically , to each particular person , the time of his own death is the time of the Lord 's coming . ’ |
| 9 | Fourth , there is the time of sadness , which is usually understood as the classic presentation of grief . |
| 10 | What is the time of day ? |
| 11 | But never mind common sense for the moment , this is the time of indulgence , suspended between home and work , the time of effortless motion , cushioned in real leather , insulated from the noise and fumes of the city by the padded coachwork , the tinted glass , the sensuous music . |
| 12 | It is the time of the Indian Sanyasa — the leaving of the material life . |
| 13 | This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . |
| 14 | THIS is the time of year for the first phase of Wisteria pruning . |
| 15 | This is the time of maximum danger when the mother and attendant adults may decide to charge . |
| 16 | So , spring is the time of great activity in the bird world , and few events are more exciting to birdwatchers in Shetland than the spring passage of migrants . |
| 17 | This is the time of life at which friends and acquaintances begin to die ; women have been through the menopause and men can no longer deny that their virility is diminishing . |
| 18 | This is the time of year when the end of last season 's growth slides imperceptibly into the beginning of the next 's , with more or less of a halt depending on the weather . |
| 19 | Is the time of computer responses adequately controlled at each point ? |
| 20 | What are the names of the programme producer and director ? — What is the time of the recording or broadcast ? — Can your spokesman have a preview of other relevant material to be shown on the programme ? — Will your company be able to show its own film , pictures , models or sample products ? — Will there be others appearing in the programme and if so who ? — Will there be a studio audience and will questions be allowed from the floor ? |
| 21 | This is the time of challenge . |
| 22 | This is the time of year when new members are welcomed onto the Executive Committee and farewell is bid to those who are leaving . |
| 23 | It is the time of year and the period of political history when many of the great campaigning organisations in penal reform have their anniversaries . |
| 24 | This is the time of year when people die : |
| 25 | folks this is the time of year to think about buying a new car … ’ |
| 26 | Time zero is the time of admission to the first hospital . |
| 27 | 2 The time at which reasonableness is considered It is generally accepted that the relevant time at which reasonableness is to be considered is the time of entering the contract . |
| 28 | Pearson LJ said when construing the restraint " although the time for ascertaining the competitors is the time of termination of a contract of employment , the time for ascertaining the reasonableness of a restrictive covenant or provision is the time of the making of the contract " . |
| 29 | Pearson LJ said when construing the restraint " although the time for ascertaining the competitors is the time of termination of a contract of employment , the time for ascertaining the reasonableness of a restrictive covenant or provision is the time of the making of the contract " . |
| 30 | This highlights one of the problems of the approach that the time at which reasonableness should be considered is the time of contract . |