Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] of the time " in BNC.

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1 For our answer we have made an arbitrary assumption that he uses his car for 80% of the time for business and that half the repairs etc. relate to that car .
2 He was blindfolded for part of the time , which had the effect of making him ‘ look inside of himself ’ and he admitted that he was not ready for the experience and some of the discoveries he made .
3 If a large meeting breaks into small groups for part of the time , any of the following ideas could be used :
4 This , as Economist journalists discovered , proved to be a highly unorthodox meeting , as two outsiders , neither of whom were bound by the Privy Counsellor 's oath of confidentiality , were in attendance : ‘ Chaired by Mrs Thatcher , [ the meeting ] was attended , unusually , for part of the time , by two outsiders : Sir John Cuckney , Westland 's chairman … and Mr Marcus Agius , a director of Lazard 's , Westland 's financial advisers . ’
5 The key worker should be on hand for part of the time to settle in the new resident .
6 He was on the run for forty-three days , sheltering for part of the time in a cornfield , being fed occasionally by sympathetic French farmers , but was hunted down and sent to captivity in Belgium .
7 In Joan Halton 's attempt to be more whole , she needed to know more about her desire to come first , at least for part of the time , rather than always maintaining the veneer of premature maturity she had felt forced into adopting as a child .
8 Yet his real home for part of the time he was Marje 's lover was with Meli Meitner in her Kensington apartment .
9 A red semi-regular variable in the Great Bear , with a range from 6.8 to 9.1 and a rough period of 198 days ; for part of the time it is an easy binocular object .
10 provided the pupil is mainly taught programme of study material within the range of levels appropriate to his or her key stage , schools may teach the pupil for part of the time at a level falling outside the key stage …
11 As far as Comfort knew , they had returned to the States for the duration , although in fact they had been in London for part of the time , working for the Free French , and back in France for most of the rest .
12 Initial training courses for secondary school teachers frequently consisted of methods or subject studies , for part of the time , and formal work in each of the four ‘ foundation disciplines ’ for the rest .
13 Because Mr. Thorpe resides for part of the time in London , he decided to try another Health Authority .
14 I have so far had 4 people interested in travelling from the UK , and another 3 who would like to join us for part of the time in NZ .
15 Brighton caused controversy by proposing to teach full-time and sandwich students together for part of the time .
16 Targets for M3 were an important part of monetary policy from 1976 to 1985 , and for part of the time other broader measures ( similar to the modern definition of M5 ) were targeted .
17 Well I went to work on the Saturday morning at six and we were dredging until half past twelve , then we would , then do repairs till five o'clock at night and then five o'clock at night , when the other crew had gone home , when I start to stay there then from five o'clock Saturday night till Monday morning six o'clock all the time just to keep watch on the dredger , I used to sleep mind you during part of the time and erm used to have a big old tortoise stove down the cabin and make good fire .
18 Thank you erm well that was a very interesting introduction usual political statements there are many of interest to this County Council and its services , erm their worth repeating as part of the time just to add to the with the labour party er for us prices .
19 This time the four definitive gricers ' bibles of the time come in one small , hardbacked ( and thus very easily pocketed ) volume with many pictures and full shed lists ( complete with the names of Loco Superintendents and Chief Mechanical Engineers ? ) which would have been important information for spotters of the time .
20 pH >7 was used to define abnormal alkalinity in the oesophagus because in normal volunteers the pH of the oesophagus is between 4 and 7 for 96% of the time .
21 The corresponding values for percentage of the time the gastric pH was above 4 was 12.2% .
22 Thirdly the equipment and systems reliability of ‘ high-bay ’ warehouses can now achieve very high levels provided that maintenance is kept to an adequate standard ; availability of equipment for use is often in excess of 97% of the time work is available .
23 They were constrained by s I mean like what they wanted to do was constrained by the practical sort of necessities of the time and even if they had wanted to have a more vigorous policy of land reform
24 Second , absence of standardisation of the time of entry could be another explanation for the discrepancies between the results of various authors .
25 When Powell and the five survivors eventually reached safety , ragged , half-starved and exhausted , their expedition was hailed as one of the most courageous feats of exploration of the time .
26 The Court of Appeal has intimated that such cases are appropriate cases for the grant of extensions of the time allowed for appealing ( Legal Aid Handbook , 1990 ) .
27 Note that justices should ask for evidence of the time of sunset and sunrise where the exact time is in question and that this offence can be committed at any time .
28 When performances of Jean-Claude 's work were due to be broadcast , he would leave her a message with details of the time and date .
29 Traditionally , a company of White Lions acts as the personal bodyguard of the Phoenix King in honour of the time they saved Caledor the first from Dark Elf assassins .
30 We take chain mail very much for granted , seeing it depicted in paintings of the time , or in recent cinematic extravaganzas .
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