Example sentences of "[conj] the [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | not for the first , or the last time to come — |
| 2 | I could have gone mad , you know , but the tragedy is that during the courses a lot of them and I expect that the best time to learn is when you 're young and you 're more receptive . |
| 3 | Haviland and Clark found that the reaction time difference between the two conditions remained and therefore concluded that the additional time taken to comprehend the target sentence in the indirect antecedent condition arose because of the need to draw a bridging inference . |
| 4 | Therefore duration is given by = 2.74 years , which implies that the average time taken to receive the cash flows on this bond is 2.74 years . |
| 5 | We have always suggested that the proper time to rise is after 10 o'clock . |
| 6 | The quality of care given during the visits matters more than the actual time spent with them . |
| 7 | As a consequence , the claims missed the normal weekly batch-processing of data into the organisation 's mainframe computer , and the subsequent delay in receiving the expenses cheques was greater than the actual time taken to reprocess the forms within the section . |
| 8 | If the remaining air time is less than the no-stop time required , the cylinder content display flashes air time . |
| 9 | This will mean that an additional revolution is lost , so the total time incurred per overflow record will exceed one revolution on average . |
| 10 | until the big time fills his head . |
| 11 | By studying the gospel references to the apocalyptic Jewish figure of the ‘ Son of Man ’ — whom Jesus sometimes appears to identify with himself , but sometimes not — Wrede had come to the conclusions that Jesus had not in fact applied the title to himself ; that after his resurrection the church had come to anticipate his return ; that it had then identified Jesus himself as the coming Son of Man ; and that the impression given in the gospels of a ‘ messianic secret ’ that Jesus in his lifetime conveyed only to his closest disciples , and charged them not to reveal to others until the proper time came , was a mere literary device to support that identification . |
| 12 | If processing time is negligible there will be an additional half a revolution to return to the next prime track record , and the total time to locate and process the overflow record will be precisely one revolution . |
| 13 | It is skills oriented rather than information oriented ; it is group based ; trainees are encouraged to observe interviewing sessions as part of the process of training before actively conducting an interview themselves ; the pre-basic training can be of several weeks or even months duration ; the basic training course itself is not assessed formally ; and the overall time taken to become a useful member of a CAB team may be as long as a year . |
| 14 | Once had been at the theatre , when she had walked into the foyer and received a thoroughly unpleasant jolt when she had seen him standing only yards away , and the second time had been at a party . |
| 15 | But as soon as their friendship was struck the memory faded and the bad time seemed no worse than some null interlude between two boon companions . |
| 16 | Urine passed throught the night was saved and on rising the bladder was again emptied , the urine saved , and the exact time noted . |
| 17 | The ‘ I ’ at one and the same time transcends the body ( so that for instance we talk of our bodies as something separate from ourselves and say that we ‘ have ’ them rather than ‘ are ’ them ) and is immanent or present in the body . |
| 18 | It is as though the physical structure of the head and neck are being at one and the same time constructed and medically dissected as well as reproduced in terms of illusion . |
| 19 | If I actually follow you down the street in order to be sure that you do n't throw it away or forget to post it , for instance , then I at one and the same time become certain that you 've posted it and display a lack of faith that you will do so . |
| 20 | [ The story ] must at one and the same time relate to all aspects of his ( sic ) personality — and this without ever belittling but , on the contrary , giving full credence to the seriousness of the child 's predicaments , whilst simultaneously promoting confidence in himself ( sic ) and his future . |
| 21 | With characteristic skill , he managed at one and the same time to tap the vein of emotional , utopian socialism which played such a large part in the Labour movement , and yet to make it clear that the Labour Party would take office in a severely pragmatic spirit . |
| 22 | Otherwise , by securing railway concessions in Persia , the Russians could reach the Gulf and at one and the same time create their longed-for warm-water port and turn the western flank of the British in India . |
| 23 | Because of his considerable talent as a storyteller , Chongo was able to entertain his audience and the same time to encourage it to think about moral problems , sometimes in a new and challenging way . |
| 24 | Iraq was formally informed of the decision through its permanent representative at the UN , Abdul Amir al-Anbari , who denounced the plan as an " illegal action " requiring " clear and firm " Arab opposition , and warned that " we shall choose the proper way and the proper time to confront this outrageous aggression " . |
| 25 | The Dutch may hate the congestion , the fumes and the wasted time brought by cars , but ownership is nevertheless as essential to their perception of what constitutes the quality of life as a bathroom and central heating . |
| 26 | It should be emphasised that the smallness of the sample and the brief time spent in data collection are not indicative of the priority of the Minor Project in the eyes of the investigators , but merely reflect the limited time available for this aspect of evaluation . |
| 27 | Be able to calculate the interval between two given times , and the finishing time given the starting time and duration . |
| 28 | The weather as usual was all against us even in June , but the appointed time saw us anchored on our allotted station , near the East Bramble buoy in the East Solent . |
| 29 | But the best time to sell a share of course is when everyone else says ‘ buy . ’ |
| 30 | Editor 's comment : The Australian government are quite entitled to apply sanctions against South Africa if they so wish but the correct time to apply them is not after competitors have arrived for a World Championships in Australia to which they have been invited . |