Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The equivalent life therefore takes into account the fact that the redemption payments are received at different times . |
| 2 | Nor need this group have been composed of the same households throughout : as the fortunes of different employments fluctuated so different groups could have been included at different times . |
| 3 | Since then , various parts have been occupied at different times by a multitude of smaller firms . |
| 4 | In considering the case of B Ltd , he stated that it was easier to conclude that the mezzanine platforms were plant as the four platforms had been installed at different times , covered only 60% of the floor area and one had actually been dismantled . |
| 5 | As a result of acquiring writing ‘ one can compare side by side utterances that have been made at different times and places ’ ( 1977 , pp. 11 — 12 ) . |
| 6 | In this conversation several first generation speakers are present , and both British English and Creole are used at different times . |
| 7 | More rarely , such stories are told at other times to demonstrate the reverse : that policemen and women are human beings and are affected by emotionally demanding work . |
| 8 | In some cases the overlay will not be completely accurate as the different maps may have been produced at different times by different teams of surveyors . |
| 9 | Walnut , beech and deal have also been used at different times . |
| 10 | Provided that news bulletins are shown at agreed times across the country , for example at 5.45pm and 10pm , this is no problem . |
| 11 | All other Palestinian higher-learning institutions had been reopened after having been closed at various times since the intifada started . |
| 12 | These would probably have been deposited at different times , and the detailed examination of their contents will , in theory , reveal a progression of different parts of a coinage ; if one or more of these parts can be attached to an absolute date , it should be possible to estimate a date for the other parts in the progression or sequence . |
| 13 | Another problem for the astrologer is the widely varying lifestyles and fortunes of people who are born at identical times and places . |
| 14 | In recent years , however , there has been a move towards more intensive farming : altering the lambing season so they are born at different times of the year ; bringing lambs indoors and using special feed to make them grow bigger . |
| 15 | This may lead to confusion so unless it is critical to maximise the use of an operator it is recommended that the offline runs are scheduled at different times . |
| 16 | Quick-growing root vegetables such as radishes and carrots which grow out of sight can be compared for size when they are pulled at various times . |
| 17 | The Cassini map has a charming idiosyncrasy in the shape of the ‘ Moon Maiden ’ , one of a number of fanciful lunar inhabitants that have been introduced at various times . |
| 18 | Individual students can work at their own paces and the exercises can be completed at convenient times within the student 's schedule of studies . |
| 19 | Isolation , rejection , dishonour and disrespect might be expected at different times . |
| 20 | It can be seen at certain times . |
| 21 | The intercutting of parallel actions — which can be shot at different times and in different places — can all be done at the editing stage , and you are free to try your hand at risky shots safe in the knowledge that any failures can be edited out later . |
| 22 | The castle is in the care of the Department of the Environment and can be visited at normal times . |
| 23 | The lighthouse can be visited at certain times , at the keeper 's convenience . |
| 24 | Appliances like cookers and water heaters tended to be used at off-peak times , but the use of electric fires was concentrated on the colder times in winter which coincided with system peak demand . |
| 25 | This will be used at random times and locations to measure vehicle speeds , naturally targeting faster moving traffic . |
| 26 | The family goes foraging as a group within a large home range and establishes a variety of bases for refuges which seem to be used at different times of the year . |
| 27 | A particularly puzzling aspect of the ammonoids is a great resemblance between external shell features that can be produced at different times by otherwise unrelated ammonoids . |
| 28 | It is understood that a key factor in the failure of the Channel 4-IMG bid was that it would have required games to be played at certain times , a condition which was unacceptable to the players and FIDE . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , certain landlords tend to abuse rights of access and as a first step the tenant should ensure that the right is subject to reasonable notice and may only be exercised at reasonable times , except of course in cases of emergency . |
| 30 | The fiction may be spoken at different times by characters such as " Chaucer " , the Miller and the Reeve . |