Example sentences of "[be] [adj] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he been asleep at the time ? |
| 2 | Had Anicia Juliana been alive at the time ( she died about 528 ) , she would not have been amused . |
| 3 | For this reason , many advisers recommend that their clients swop their unit-linked policies to the with-profits type about five years before they retire , provided market conditions are favourable at the time . |
| 4 | Some witnesses are unavailable at the time of trial . |
| 5 | If we are to communicate clearly and precisely with each other over a wide geographical and social range , we must obey the rules of Standard English as they are current at the time we are speaking or writing . |
| 6 | These ‘ would seem to have been traditional at the time , for Ormandy did the same in his Philadelphia recording . |
| 7 | If the tests are negative at the time of the initial examination , it is quite a good idea to ask the doctor whether he thinks there is likely to be any infection present or what he believes your symptoms are due to . |
| 8 | ‘ She would have been fourteen at the time of the Opet festival . ’ |
| 9 | the amount insured for household contents and valuables and portable possessions are inadequate at the time of any loss or damage or |
| 10 | the amount insured for household contents and valuables and portable possessions are inadequate at the time of any loss or damage or |
| 11 | Strip examination revealed that this was the result of slight corrosion on the contacts , and the evidence suggested that this may well have been present at the time of the accident . |
| 12 | Charlie had stopped by to speak to Josie as he 'd said he would , but Lucy had n't been present at the time . |
| 13 | ( One even refused to stand down although he would have been seventy-six at the time of the next election . ) |
| 14 | He had been sceptical at the time , but she 'd been quite right , for he had suddenly understood the story . |
| 15 | If you are alone at the time of death |
| 16 | In the USA , it has been found that the life-expectancy of people with AIDS is reduced in drug-users , women , black and Hispanic people , and those who are older at the time of diagnosis . |
| 17 | The pope acknowledges Oswiu 's conversion to orthodoxy and the Roman Easter , thanks him for the gifts he has sent but grieves that the bearer of these gifts had died in Rome , and regrets that he has not been able at the time of writing to find someone suitable to send as Wigheard 's replacement . |
| 18 | I must own that the possibility of taking matters further did cross my mind and infiltrated my uncensored dreams , but it would have been unwise at the time and later I was glad we had left things as they were . |
| 19 | For some reason or other , the money would be scarce at the time . |
| 20 | However , there are difficulties with latent defects , for example , characteristics not known to be harmful at the time of delivery , or immunities to harmful substances being subsequently discovered . |
| 21 | Teenage mothers are more likely than older mothers to have an unstable family background , to have poor or no educational qualifications , and to be unemployed at the time of conception ( Wells , 1983 ) . |
| 22 | … If in such a case the circumstances be such at the time when the act or neglect occurs that it should reasonably be foreseen that the person in fact injured thereby might be so injured , then at the time of the injury a relationship giving rise to a duty exists . |
| 23 | Under natural conditions cattle would be anoestrous at the time , so the best we can hope for is subfertility . |
| 24 | As it happened Acheson was in Paris when the cable arrived ; the Embassy replied with the unanimous opinion that it would be a serious mistake to deliver the memorandum ; and Acheson , having seen the correspondence , agreed that it would be inappropriate at the time . |
| 25 | But you 'll be ill at the time , is n't it , to be able to claim . |
| 26 | Of the 30,000 Iraqi troops estimated still to be combat-effective at the time of the allied suspension of military action , most were Republican Guard formations . |
| 27 | The Australian High Court delivered a key ruling on June 3 on the issue of Aboriginal land rights , by effectively overturning the notion of terra nullius — the concept that had deemed the Australian continent to be unoccupied at the time of European settlement in the 18th century . |
| 28 | Unless subsequently agreed in writing , the charges relating to booking shall be those expected to be current at the time of the conference . |
| 29 | First , the benefit attributable to the patent must be shown to be current at the time of the employee 's application ; the prospect of future benefits such as royalty payments from foreign sub-licensees is only relevant to the quantum of compensation awarded should outstanding benefit be proved . |
| 30 | Quite simply , the parties to a deed should sign it in the presence of a witness , who must be present at the time it is signed , and who must then put his own name , address and occupation . |