Example sentences of "[noun] at the time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidence of speed at the time of the offence can be established from the length of skid marks , the severity of any impact damage or from witnesses etc . |
| 2 | If their intention subsequently changes , that is irrelevant and the property will pass in accordance with their intention at the time of making the contract . |
| 3 | Large quantities of frozen food are nowadays delivered regularly to stores and the Service must ensure that the temperature of the stock at the time of delivery is correct before it goes into the cold store . |
| 4 | Following from this it was therefore axiomatic that knowledge of environment was time-dependent and the environmental perception at the time of decision-taking could be very significant . |
| 5 | Similarly , the use of the demonstrative of proximity " this ' can be seen as reflecting the speaker 's perception at the time of the narrated event , in which case the spatial deictic centre is temporarily shifted from the location of the I as speaker to that of the I as character in the story . |
| 6 | When it was heard that he had been shot in the legs at the time of his arrest , the reporters assured their readers that the general view of the British people was , ‘ A pity they did n't aim a bit higher . ’ |
| 7 | Alt and associates , in their study of the electorate at the time of the February 1974 election , argue that it is easy to exaggerate the extent to which voters are politically illiterate , unfamiliar with issues , and unable to identify the policy stands of the parties . |
| 8 | The whole manor at the time of Ring Edward was worth 25 pounds and afterwards 6 pounds . |
| 9 | It may be poetic irony , but I was attending a convention in Hong Kong and working resolutely for the cigarette manufacturers at the time of my infarct . |
| 10 | While justified in reaction to the dominance of foreign investment at the time of independence , it has proved to be a very expensive strategy . |
| 11 | There is a cross in the churchyard which is said to have been brought from Kilham at the time of the plague which decimated that village . |
| 12 | It will be noted that the decision in Papadimitropolous , in which it was held that a victim who mistakenly believed that she was married to the defendant at the time of sexual intercourse nonetheless consented to it , is overruled by the section . |
| 13 | The test for remoteness of damage was whether the kind of damage suffered by the plaintiff was reasonably foreseeable by the defendant at the time of the breach of duty . |
| 14 | King was a minor poet and staunch Royalist ; this led to his flight from Chichester at the time of the Cromwellian bombardment of the city . |
| 15 | As a soldier stationed on the South Coast at the time of D- Day , I spent a few days in London where I attended the Proms . |
| 16 | At the top of the scale , business must have taken a number of leading men out of town at the time the assessment was made , including , for example , Robert Thorne , Merchant Taylor and a notable benefactor to the City ; worth more than £20,000 at the time of his death in 1532 , he must have been one of the very richest men in England . |
| 17 | Mr Palmer told the court that Mr Browning admitted being in his car at the time of the killing . |
| 18 | However , in the absence of such an exclusion , it might be possible to show that the failure was due to a latent defect present in the car at the time of delivery ( particularly possible in the area of negligent design ) and this could then be the basis for a claim that there was a breach of the warranty of merchantable quality at the time of delivery . |
| 19 | Among the local cases , adult women are the majority and those living in their homes at the time of the attack particularly feature . |
| 20 | If you have a special request please advise your Travel Agent at the time of booking and ensure this is either correctly noted by the Agent on our computerised Reservations system or given to our Telephone Reservations department as appropriate . |
| 21 | November 14 , 1968 A writ and statement of claim was issued claiming damages against Mr Sugden only , alleging that his wife was driving as his agent at the time of the accident . |
| 22 | Normally , you will receive confirmation at the time of booking . |
| 23 | All timings quoted are approximate and are subject to confirmation at the time of booking . |
| 24 | ‘ Other modifications of the door closing system and methods of mitigating the effects of sudden depressurisation of the aft cargo compartment were still under study at the time of the accident . ’ |
| 25 | Enterprise Computer Holdings Plc fears it has been misunderstood : the company is keen to stress that Finance Director Les Kemp has the unhappy confusion over last year 's accounting figures under control ( CI No 2,162 ) but wants to know how accountants KPMG Peat Marwick managed not to sign the audit report for subsidiary Enterprise Computer Services ; apparently there was confusion at the time over the verification of certain bank loans ; all should be clear in the next report and the company says it expects to show a return to profit . |
| 26 | The avoidance of confusion at the time of reading is not the only reason for arguing that children should be helped to become aware of what is actually on the page . |
| 27 | A large number of studies have been conducted with particular reference to eyewitness testimony in an attempt to decide what the effects of high levels of arousal at the time of a crime are likely to be on the testimony of a victim or witness . |
| 28 | However , it is not clear that such memories are completely accurate and it is unlikely that arousal at the time of encoding is the only important factor in creating such memories . |
| 29 | While in that capacity he devised an ingenious method of casting railway chairs , and also designed the wrought-iron roof of the New Street Station in Birmingham , which with a span of 211 feet was the largest iron roof at the time of its completion . |
| 30 | It discussed whether a requirement should be imposed that the couple should not be living under the same roof at the time of the rape . |