Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] time [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite her depression she occupied herself with office tasks , and , although there were times when she dabbed at a tear , she reminded herself that she must prepare for the time when she would never see Silas again . |
| 2 | Traditionally the period of the Hundred Years War has been regarded as the time when the crown of France made great steps forward towards the achievement of a policy of centralisation begun under the Capetians some two centuries earlier . |
| 3 | This period could be regarded as the time when our service began to emerge from a kind of amateur status to that of a more professional one . |
| 4 | ‘ Because you ca n't wait for the time when you 'll be a married woman ? ’ |
| 5 | Growth in the size of the legal profession occurred during the time when consumer movements were coming of age . |
| 6 | Is it beyond imagination , in these days of biological engineering , to conceive of a time when embryos will be implanted in a man 's body , and develop , and be born — perhaps by caesarian section ? |
| 7 | I am reminded of the time when we were leaving Italy after a while in the Dolomites and spent all our Italian cash in the last café making a phone call , only to find that the café owner was adding a surcharge to the bill . |
| 8 | Dear Guitarist Catching Nirvana 's ‘ performance ’ on the recent MTV Video Music Awards I was reminded of the time when , as a youngster , the guitar-smashing exploits of my heroes — the likes of Townshend and Hendrix — left a bad taste in my mouth . |
| 9 | One may therefore further suggest that the terms originated in a time when the distinction between the two classes lay essentially in the geographical location of the medreses . |
| 10 | Having discussed certain arguments relating to the time when the property passed ( which were relevant to an additional and unsound argument put forward by the insurers ) , he continued , at p. 280 : |
| 11 | The epoch of blue shift is usually confined to the time when the object is still inside the event horizon . |
| 12 | With few exceptions , most people would wish to have a holiday of at leapt two weeks in the summer period which for some may also be confined to the time when children are on holiday from school or when the local factory is closed . |
| 13 | The totals had been disclosed at a time when local authorities and others were being subjected to curbs for alleged lack of efficiency . |
| 14 | Lowe could n't know at the time how much both his private life and his work were about to go right . |
| 15 | The Epson system referred to was designed at a time when it was more appropriate to use proprietary Epson upgrades . |
| 16 | The Governor , John Thomas-Ferrand explains how the prison was designed at a time when women did not work in all-male prisons , now 20% are women , yet they do not have their own shower facilities , for example . |
| 17 | The Governor , John Thomas-Ferrand explains how the prison was designed at a time when women did not work in all-male prisons , now 20% are women , yet they do not have their own shower facilities , for example . |
| 18 | Nick Cave surfaced at a time when post-punk 's handle on the workings of desire was diagrammatic and programmatic . |
| 19 | It will also cut training needs at a time when people no longer want to serve long apprenticeships . |
| 20 | But few critics are laughing at a time when ex-Klansman David Duke is able seriously to contend the governorship of Louisiana . |
| 21 | The reason for this is to prevent additional symptoms occurring at a time when you might be suffering from PMT . |
| 22 | Moreover , this is occurring at a time when few resources are available to enable them to deal with increased numbers . |
| 23 | For Iraq , the effect had been particularly severe , occurring at a time when the country was suffering a financial crisis as a result of having fought a war against Iran on behalf of all Arabs . |
| 24 | All of these changes were happening at a time when the rapid expansion of television was encouraging even greater isolation . |
| 25 | All this was happening at a time when the Canadian Northern Railway was creating , in effect , a third transcontinental railway , built on much more economical lines than the exceptionally expensive and high-quality GTP . |
| 26 | And thirdly , and certainly not erm least , we hoped ourselves to benefit at a time when the Government cutbacks were just come into force , which were requiring us to raise erm more income from non-government source . |
| 27 | ‘ The injury has come at a time when I would love to be looking forward to making my home debut against Forest . |
| 28 | The joint Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard survey has come at a time when Essex Rivers Healthcare is trying to save £2.2 million to cope with an overspend of £1.3 million last year , waiting lists are at a record high and the closure date of a Colchester hospital has been set . |
| 29 | ITN 's cash problems have come at a time when news is more in demand than ever |
| 30 | We are naturally disappointed that substantial catastrophe losses have come at a time when the pace of our underlying recovery is accelerating , but we are confident that the improvement in our performance is soundly based and will continue to show through as strong management action proves increasingly effective . ’ |