Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] [noun] [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The totals had been disclosed at a time when local authorities and others were being subjected to curbs for alleged lack of efficiency . |
| 2 | Lowe could n't know at the time how much both his private life and his work were about to go right . |
| 3 | The Epson system referred to was designed at a time when it was more appropriate to use proprietary Epson upgrades . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If one uses the criteria in the Department of Transports manual of environmental appraisal , to which the County Council themselves have referred , most of those levels of reduction do n't even erm fall at the level where you would normally evaluate their environmental impact . |
| 7 | Nick Cave surfaced at a time when post-punk 's handle on the workings of desire was diagrammatic and programmatic . |
| 8 | It will also cut training needs at a time when people no longer want to serve long apprenticeships . |
| 9 | But few critics are laughing at a time when ex-Klansman David Duke is able seriously to contend the governorship of Louisiana . |
| 10 | The reason for this is to prevent additional symptoms occurring at a time when you might be suffering from PMT . |
| 11 | Moreover , this is occurring at a time when few resources are available to enable them to deal with increased numbers . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She was collecting many valuable print references and sources , far too many to be used at once , and had special archive cupboards built for her which occupied a tall , cavernous room off the first floor landing at the château where she often worked . |
| 14 | But this performance sagged at the point where it should have taken off , the Dance Song . |
| 15 | It stands at a point where firm ground lies close to the river Derwent , and from olden times has been the site of an important river crossing , first by ferry , later by bridge . |
| 16 | At the door of the Registrar 's office was a long line of people ending at the desk where the Officer 's clerk sat drinking tea and lording it over the supplicants . |
| 17 | And yet this is happening at a moment when the leaders in question stand exceptionally low in public esteem . |
| 18 | All of these changes were happening at a time when the rapid expansion of television was encouraging even greater isolation . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In fact , the best stories work like a toppled pack of cards : you realise at the end why the man could n't have bought the pornography from the dodgy book-seller ( he was blind ) or why the couple should n't have wasted their savings on replacing the diamond necklace ( it was paste ) and think , Aha . |
| 22 | ‘ The injury has come at a time when I would love to be looking forward to making my home debut against Forest . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ITN 's cash problems have come at a time when news is more in demand than ever |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | The disappointing results of this survey come at a time when the second WHO review of its Health for All policy concludes that ‘ the implementation of strategies to achieve those aims has in many cases slowed down ’ . |
| 27 | A group of children clustered at the place where the bridge forked to provide access to a set of warehouses . |
| 28 | On the way back we stopped at a pub where Edward regaled us , and disturbed the landlord , with hilarious anecdotes of raffish nights around Fitzrovia as a young man . |
| 29 | It was too late to go to the campsite , or even to get a bus out of town , so we stopped at a hotel where they worried about us and charged too much for Coke . |
| 30 | Just then he stopped at a place where a dog had dug a hole in the ground . |