Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a time when only the Northumbrians , and then only for a time in the reign of Eadberht ( 737–58 ) , minted coins of pure silver , southern England experienced a decline in the quality of its sceattas . |
| 2 | Whereby the whole church family , broke up into groups for a period of education , and then came together for a time of celebration and worship . |
| 3 | Twenty five minutes behind Pat at the finishing line was Personnel Training Adviser who came in with a time of three hours 40 minutes . |
| 4 | Thus , especially in a time of unsettled orthography , it is extremely likely that current sound-changes will be admitted into writing , whatever the historical origins of the writing conventions may be . |
| 5 | In any case rail rates were high and for coal transport the canals seemed a logical proposition , especially at a time of economic recession . |
| 6 | Especially at a time of recession and high unemployment , it is hard to give up a source of income and jobs . |
| 7 | Carroll in Forest Gate argued that ‘ class legislation ’ was impossible , ‘ especially at a time like the present when the nation is stirred to its very vitals by unemployment and general stagnation of trade ’ ( Election leaflet 1921 ) . |
| 8 | The way was now open for peace negotiations with France , and these negotiations inevitably looked rather like the negotiations which had ended the wars against Louis XIV in 1713 — sensible enough at a time of high expenditure but not fair to allies nor likely to allow the British negotiators to gain the largest possible amount at the bargaining table . |
| 9 | Clinical investigations produced evidence that 75% of the women questioned who developed cellulite , did so at a time of hormonal change . |
| 10 | Moreover , if the tables are to be turned , the USSR will do so at a time of her choosing , rather than wait for the hour of maximum danger to herself . |
| 11 | Thus for a time after 1905 alien influence in Northeast Asia became a less immediate question . |
| 12 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 13 | Certainly there would have been no satisfaction in such behaviour if the would-be escaper had not for a time at any rate believed in himself |
| 14 | He crouched still for a time after that , for there was no haste , and now that it was time he found himself afraid ; there might be something to lose there , as well as something to find . |
| 15 | And , since the casualty list of the Westland Affair , there have been signs that the Thatcher Cabinet may function more collectively for a time at least . |
| 16 | PRS and Patrick Eggle have revived this fashion , which was predominant once upon a time on Gibson 's ES345/355 models . |
| 17 | ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST |
| 18 | 1969 — ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST |
| 19 | America is also represented by the legendary ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST . |
| 20 | Once upon a time in Belfast there were bands like Stiff Little Fingers and Rudi . |
| 21 | De Niro , curiously takes a back seat , indeed , content to re-invent Noodles ( Once Upon A Time In America ) with a darker , more sadistic bent . |
| 22 | Very few films are about rape , although it crops up all over the place — from the narrative device launching an endless cycle of Death Wish movies , to general ’ scene-setting ’ in war movies and crime thrillers , or used with sublime insensitivity to illuminate ( male ) character : Robert De Niro raping his childhood sweetheart in Once Upon A Time In America , Bob Hoskins forcing himself on the maid in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne . |
| 23 | De Niro , curiously takes a back seat , indeed , content to re-invent Noodles ( Once Upon A Time In America ) with a darker , more sadistic bent . |
| 24 | I have always been careful to leave no stone unturned , ever since a time in Philadelphia when a particularly uncomfortable sofa turned out to be hiding a pair of magnificent George III sideboard dishes , subsequently sold for $66,000 . |
| 25 | At the time of her appointment , Elizabeth acknowledged that she was coming to Lothian also at a time of great change with developments in the areas of delegated budgets for schools , curriculum guidelines for five to 14 year olds , nursery education and special education . |
| 26 | Although Nizan was later to pour scorn on the moral self-righteousness and indignation of a non-communist majority in France venting its spleen on the treacherousness of the USSR , 8 and although he was also to recognise the Soviet Union 's need to act expediently at a time of impending international disaster , 9 nonetheless something fundamental had clearly snapped in Nizan 's psychology . |
| 27 | Kelly believe winter — allowing the results of that animal attraction to be born nine months later at a time of peak autumn plenty . |
| 28 | In her latest novel , Jazz , Toni Morrison has dipped back into a time before cross-over , when African-American music was all-black , in her quest for a uniquely black literary language . |
| 29 | Dunvegan was the headquarters of the clan Macleod ; the old castle , a ruin in Johnson 's time , dated back to a time of Viking rule . |
| 30 | This suggests that ri2 originated from the transposition of ri1 , but that this event dates back to a time before P.wickerhamii and S.obliquus diverged . |