Example sentences of "[pron] time at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During my time at the Centre , the strict vegan , detoxifying diet was recommended for three months as a minimum ; only after that should one go to the ‘ stay well diet ’ which does allow a little fish and eggs . |
| 2 | I can appreciate Edouard would rather have me wasting my time at the museum instead of going round to his flat and trying to persuade Barbara Coleman to leave , but sending someone to kill me was rather an over-reaction . ’ |
| 3 | The matter has been under negotiation , off and on , for several years now , as I remember from my time at the Home Office . |
| 4 | My time at the Housing Corporation was eventful in bringing me for the first , but no means last , time into contact with Mrs Thatcher when , on the fall of the Heath government , she became the shadow Minister of the Environment , in succession to the job she had had as Minister of Education . |
| 5 | The only occasion when rail closures were raised in my time at the Transport Department was in the spring of 1981 . |
| 6 | Every moment of Rainbow 's existence during my time at the Fair has been tracked , recorded , docketed and programmed for easy-edit , so I am able to wipe , play-back , freeze-frame or skim fast over the boring bits . |
| 7 | He should have a say in how the guest speakers use their time at the event : should they meet the press or the mayor , where can they go for a bit of peace and quiet , even reassurance , and so on . |
| 8 | Elinor Pringle — Flora 's neighbour — grass-widowed by her husband 's political work and his play-writing , fills up her time at the cinema or in provincial towns , and sits alone in melancholy pubs . |
| 9 | At 44 Roberto de Vicenzo thought his time at the top was running out , so it was a real boost for me when he spoke to Lee Trevino . |
| 10 | He made no allegations concerning his time in homes at the age of four , but complained about his time at the smallholding in Anglesey . |
| 11 | During his time at the University , when not playing rugby and tennis for Trinity Academicals and acting with the FP Dramatic Society , he had vacation jobs United Wireworks , Symington 's Coffee Essence Company , ICI and British Aluminium . |
| 12 | Success now was of the kind associated with Henry Pelham , who during his time at the Treasury from 1749 to 1757 rescheduled almost 90 per cent of the 4 per cent debt , down to 3.5 per cent in 1750 and down again to 3 per cent by 1757 . |
| 13 | Days passed and Jack spent most of his time at the hospital . |
| 14 | Kalm was an excellent observer , a meticulous recorder and made the most of his time at the Physic Garden , which he judged to rival those of Paris and Leyden at the time , and believed it to ‘ overgo them in North American plants ’ . |
| 15 | During his time at the flour mill ( which is actually 30 years if you include an earlier spell ) he has been mixerman , cuber operator , machine man , bran packer and even cleaner — when there were seven employees per shift ! |
| 16 | He recently retired as editor of the Eye but he still spends much of his time at the magazine 's cramped offices in Soho . |
| 17 | He also pleaded interference with his duty to those by whom he was employed in a private practice of considerable extent , but his time at the College had been clearly specified — two hours for consultation by subscribers with sick horses on three days a week , with little or no call upon him for attendance at uncertain hours . ’ |
| 18 | Towards the end of his time at the College , Auerbach , like others , witnessed a deterioration in Minton 's person . |
| 19 | Parsons remembers his time at the paper as ‘ Three very intense years of a lot of music , a lot of drugs , a lot of girls and a lot of fights . |
| 20 | The only break in his time at the store , also known as the Man 's Shop , came during the Second World War when he joined the RAF and served in the Middle East . |
| 21 | Now , because his time at the Bridge had ended , he had nowhere else to go , except to the Nightshelter . |
| 22 | His weight increased as he spent his time at the club in conversation , and occasionally at Lord 's for matches and dinner gatherings . |
| 23 | During his time at the farm , four baby monkeys were sent to a lab in Israel . |
| 24 | At present we 're spending much of our time at the hospital , as a visitor — because our mother 's turned up at last . |
| 25 | Our time at the farm passes very quickly ; the days are sunny and the warm evenings are free of mosquitoes . |
| 26 | You may find the following details of the Data Protection Act 1984 of interest and of relevance during your time at the University . |
| 27 | Let's have a look at how you manage your time at the moment and how you 'd like to reorganize it for the future . |