Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] to the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Harry 's front axle buckled , he was behind a truck A few brief comments on each of these : in ( 35a ) the pronoun I is used gesturally to self-nominate from a group , in ( 35b ) it just has the symbolic usage ; in ( 36b ) the word ago places the time at which the action occurred relative to the time of speaking , in ( 36c ) the time is relative to the time at which the events in the narrative occurred . |
| 2 | Thus whereas the bare infinitive allows for the incidence of its event to a support situated within the confines of event time , the mechanism of incidence provided for by the verb form itself is inoperative when called upon express an incidence to a support situated prior to the time contained in the event . |
| 3 | I hesitate to intervene again , as the hon. Gentleman is getting near to the time left for my contribution . |
| 4 | At the time the debt is issued , it is uncertain whether the debt will be converted prior to the time at which the redemption option may be exercised , and hence whether the premium on redemption will be paid . |
| 5 | At the time the debt is issued , it is uncertain whether the debt will be converted prior to the time at which the enhanced interest will be payable . |
| 6 | To is consequently used in the infinitive of reaction to evoke the support of the infinitive as characterized by a disposition arising prior to the time of realization of what the infinitive denotes . |
| 7 | And when we come near to the time of his Occultation you must never let him out of your sight . ’ |
| 8 | Time deixis concerns the encoding of temporal points and spans relative to the time at which an utterance was spoken ( or a written message inscribed ) . |