Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] at [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another group of plants adopting a similar strategy to the cycads arose at about the same time . |
| 2 | Only late in his life did he undertake an analysis of the economic basis of imperialism , and even then he brought together a number of particular observations rather than formulating a specific alternative to the Marxist theory , such as Schumpeter produced at about the same time . |
| 3 | While it is certainly necessary to chart shifts in women 's position in literature and society through history , it is crudely ahistorical to judge writers of the past exclusively through terms arrived at in the late twentieth century . |
| 4 | Non-sexism can only be a utopian or post-revolutionary state arrived at after the massive change in social relations and ideas demanded by an aggressive anti-sexist policy . |
| 5 | Conclusions arrived at from the interim report following Semester 1 interviews pointed to an apparent need ( indeed , a desire ) on the part of students for them to be told of the Enterprise Content in each module in advance and for a level of understanding about transferable skills to be attained by students upon their arrival at Napier . |
| 6 | The conclusions arrived at in the brief analysis which follows have necessarily , therefore , to be seen as no more than tentative and hesitant deductions . |
| 7 | Answer guide : The answer to this is dependent on the discussion and conclusions arrived at in the answer to question 1 above . |
| 8 | If this reconstruction is sound , Oswiu 's encounter with Fín occurred at about the time that he may have been seeking Irish support against the forces of Penda . |
| 9 | In each bloc the decline in profit shares started at about the time that the accumulation rate peaked . |