Example sentences of "[verb] that at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Archie McLaren had told me that the house would probably have to be sold , so it was to be supposed that at any time now people might be coming to look at it . |
| 2 | ‘ But then they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 3 | To echo Brundle : ‘ But they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 4 | On the Gouveneur-Generaal Loudon , it was reported that at one time dust and water were falling together , as mud , and a thickness of fifteen centimetres accumulated in only ten minutes . |
| 5 | It was , however , nothing so dramatic or pompous-merely a statement revealing that at that time the question of my succession to Macmillan had simply not crossed my mind . |
| 6 | Eye witnesses reported that at this time there were between six and 12 aircraft established on final and long final approach . |
| 7 | Grey silts on the valley floor contain the abundant remains of salt marsh plants suggesting that at that time this was a shallow inlet of the sea . |
| 8 | On March 3 King Hassan announced that at some time prior to the legislative elections which were scheduled for Oct. 9 , 1992 , constitutional changes to establish a better balance between legislative and executive bodies would be put to a referendum . |
| 9 | He says that at this time of year the undergrowth is tinder dry . |
| 10 | Analysis of air bubbles trapped in the ice of the Antarctic at the time of the last Ice Ages , and now buried deep beneath the surface , show that at that time CO 2 levels were extremely low . |
| 11 | In fact it seemed that at that time ( early 1977 ) sexual examination had become common practice at Heathrow Immigration Department , apparently carried out at the whim of the officials . |
| 12 | We somehow got on to the subject of detective stories , for it had been with some surprise that I learnt at the Old Parsonage meeting that at one time he had read them with avidity . |
| 13 | He estimated that at that time the local wind had become steady at 15 to 20 mph from 300°M , which was less than that on previous occasions when he had operated from the same field . |
| 14 | " All men have said or thought that at one time or another . |
| 15 | But it should not be thought that at this time the Minister relied solely on the advice of his civil servants for the formation of policy . |
| 16 | I do not believe that at any time , and certainly not at any time when I knew them , was there any emotional relationship between Harold Wilson and Marcia Williams . |
| 17 | It so happened that at that time , apparently unknown to the mother , the father had formed an association with another woman , and , as a result , had become the father of that other woman 's child . |
| 18 | It is now difficult to imagine that at this time virtually all the academic departments were based in the Trent Building |
| 19 | A record dated 1665 shows that at that time the archery contests were held over 4 days . |
| 20 | We asked after Pop and were glad to hear that at that time he was still well . |
| 21 | The moral is clear : when gustiness is getting near to the limit for safe flying , assume that at any time it could suddenly increase . |
| 22 | McAllister did not quite know how to answer him , and said slowly , ‘ I suppose that at some time or other we all sell ourselves for something . ’ |
| 23 | A system exists to ensure that at any time , day or night , the consultant 's wishes are followed . |
| 24 | I believe that at one time he was the Prime Minister 's press officer and , indeed , worked in his office . |
| 25 | But er I believe that at one time people from the islands settled in some of the farms for the East Mainland whether there 's a similarity in the matter of table or heard and all these sort of things . |
| 26 | I believe that at this time St. Martin 's Boys School offered a good education within the financial limits available . |
| 27 | It must be remembered that at this time , the turn of the century , steam engines were fully developed whereas internal combustion engines were in their infancy . |
| 28 | He postulated that at one time there had been an area of land in what is now the Atlantic Ocean allowing plants to move from Spain to Ireland . |
| 29 | Under conditions of constant shear strain the relation becomes and if the boundary condition is assumed that at zero time , the solution to this equation is where σ o is the initial stress immediately after stretching the polymer . |
| 30 | For example , let it be assumed that at some time an individual has become entitled to the ownership of some goods , by virtue of an approved process designated ‘ good — . |