Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They passed , apparently oblivious , intent only on their own business ; but hardly a soul in the village failed to pass at some time during that day , and not one missed a detail of what was there to be seen . |
| 2 | It 's what everyone has to do at some time — it 's called taking responsibility for yourself . |
| 3 | In accordance with the terms of the contract , you can choose to retire at any time after the age of 60 , when the policy will buy you a regular pension plus the option of taking part of the money as a tax-tree lump sum . |
| 4 | At recent rates about 80 per cent of married women can expect to work at some time in their married lifetime ( Martin and Roberts 1984 ) . |
| 5 | We have therefore decided to withdraw at this time ’ . |
| 6 | Of course , we had to walk to work at that time o' day . |
| 7 | … or is it just another of those little habits ( much favoured by men ) that seem to flourish at this time of year . |
| 8 | If you 've actually be wangling system on your way up , which is what most of us seem to do at one time or another . |
| 9 | Blake was not averse to entering such places , but could think of a number of things he 'd prefer to do at this time . |
| 10 | Regrettably but perhaps inevitably , the ambivalence of feeling and thought which is bound to exist at any time of change has been seized upon by those who can profit from it . |
| 11 | But there may be legitimate reasons for incorporating a company which is intended to remain dormant indefinitely or for retaining on the register a company which for the time being has ceased to carry on business but which the members may wish to use at some time in the future for the same or some different business . |
| 12 | The air raids failing to materialise at that time , 152 of these were transferred to the Orchard London County Council Hospital in Dartford . |
| 13 | Perhaps it may even spur them to have a rethink ( miracles have been known to happen at this time of year ) and remove the threat of closure not just from St Bart 's but many other wonderful facilities up and down the country . |
| 14 | You can apply to enter at any time from your sixteenth birthday . |
| 15 | ‘ St Louis Music was one of the companies I went to see at that time , and it felt like Ampeg , especially , was home for me . |
| 16 | I remembered all kinds of girls whom Harvey had wanted to marry at some time or other . |
| 17 | Families and friends should be encouraged to visit at any time . |
| 18 | Poland restored relations on Feb. 27 , calling the rift a mistake , apologising for an anti-Semitic purge in March 1968 and offering to restore citizenship to about 30,000 Jews forced to emigrate at that time . |
| 19 | Here Revelstoke was in his element ; acute intelligence and charm , capacity for meticulous work , presence and eloquence , fluency in French and Spanish , and , above all , financial acumen made him a match for the wiliest of South American presidents , North American railway barons , European finance ministers , and the members of the British cabinet with all of whom he had to deal at one time or another . |
| 20 | Asked if he had been tempted to quit at any time during the past eight days , he raised a smile and a quip : ‘ I 've felt like that for the last two years ! |
| 21 | But all managers have to negotiate at some time so it pays to learn about handling the process well . |
| 22 | The one thing he always refused to consider at any time of financial uncertainty was selling any of his personal shareholding in Virgin . |