Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at [adj] times " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies . |
| 2 | Such an approach enables active work to go on at all times , including those when no change of placement is contemplated or during periods of waiting for a suitable placement to become available . |
| 3 | Thus tree rings are differentiated by the types , density and size of cell laid down at different times of the year ; varves by the gradation in particle size resulting from sedimentation of debris released into rivers and carried to lakes by the annual melt of glaciers ; and ice core layers by differences in dust content and acidity . |
| 4 | Right it is a hundred miles from King 's Lynn to London , the train takes two hours to do the journey the train does not go at a constant speed , it speeds up sometimes and slows down at other times it also stops at stations on the way and on once of course as it , as it 's stopping it 's going more and more slowly and as it 's er moving off again it starts slowly and starts to go quickly but because it takes two hours in all the train goes a hundred miles in two hours we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 5 | Months ago they were passing strangers , chucked together at check-in times . |
| 6 | Ankles remain together at all times and feet should be over the knees . |
| 7 | On the one hand , the memorandum of association must qualify the company 's ability to provide surveying services , to the effect that such business must be carried on at all times in accordance with the Rules of Conduct for the time being of the RICS . |
| 8 | Also available from Bisque is the battery-powered , remote-control Bagno-Stat , which allows you to pre-set the towel radiator heater to come on at specific times and maintain required temperatures . |
| 9 | Then it stays in the burrow alone , visited only at feeding times , for nearly two months . |
| 10 | However , if one shift performs better ( and ‘ better ’ might refer to the quality or quantity — or both — of product that is made ) is it because it consists of more conscientious workers ; their conditions of working are better , or they have less distraction ; they are supervised more closely and the conveyor belt moves faster ; or their body clock enables them to work better at some times of the day than others ? |
| 11 | Where a transfer of value is made by associated operations carried out at different times it shall be treated as made at the time of the last of them . |
| 12 | This was not ideal because of fatigue and farm work that had to be carried out at those times . |
| 13 | The ‘ opposition ’ governors imagine themselves to be more important than they really are ; they have state , not federal , responsibilities ; their comments on federal matters should therefore not be regarded as of primary importance ; and , if they were reported fully at all times , this would be giving them a greater prominence in national affairs than they deserve . |
| 14 | Marksmanship was relatively unaffected when the soldiers were allowed to shoot in their own time at a target , but when shooting was combined with a vigilance task ( with the target appearing briefly at unpredictable times ) , the number of hits was dramatically reduced . |
| 15 | Many animals , from sheep to starlings , breed only at certain times of year — again depending on day length . |
| 16 | For all these reasons , there is some mixing , though it occurs more at some times of year ( during the winter storms ) than at others . |
| 17 | So as long as the Next directory is done early at all times |
| 18 | Whatever he is doing , you must remember that he must be positioned correctly at all times to prevent his spasticity from increasing . |
| 19 | knows what is going on at all times within the department ; |
| 20 | Facilities for homeless people are of course open only at certain times of the day and I had n't the money to go anywhere else . |
| 21 | They also have a ‘ stand by ’ appointment scheme , where you can ring in at certain times at half an hour 's notice , where prices range from £4 to £7 . |
| 22 | Things get uncovered that you ca n't see easily at other times . ’ |
| 23 | The only sure method of avoiding capture , she tells me , is to walk backwards at all times , flicking every particle of dust from every footprint into the dustpan as you go . |
| 24 | Among his worst crimes are not being married , not turning up at milking times and stealing food . ’ |
| 25 | What is ‘ in the public interest ’ and what is ‘ against the public interest ’ ( there may , of course , be actions which fall into neither category ) has been interpreted differently at various times . |
| 26 | Neighbours say the animals bark incessantly at all times of the day and night . |
| 27 | The NTV , with its headquarters in Lagos , had television stations in all nineteen state capitals which link up at certain times — especially for the main evening news bulletin — and have federally appointed management . |
| 28 | One example is the practice of engaging casual chambermaids , porters , waiters , bar and kitchen staff to cover the traditionally busy week or two around Christmas , or to help out at other times of the year when hotel occupancy rates exceed expected levels . |
| 29 | Given the geographic spread of the ‘ contestants ’ it was not surprising that the packages arrived back at varying times but outlying areas such as Newcastle , Liverpool and Bristol were not obviously handicapped . |
| 30 | Some may sound well at all times ; some may sound good or bad according to various circumstances ; while others may sound ugly wherever they are placed . |