Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adj] time [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clergy at one time might , for example , claim as many members as possible , forgetting , perhaps , to remove from the list those who have died or moved to another parish ; a subsequent introduction of ‘ potential giving ’ or per capita assessment for a maintenance -of-ministry-fund could result in their rapidly removing any ‘ dead wood ’ in order to reduce the costly membership figures to an absolute minimum . |
| 2 | Northampton 's history goes back beyond the Romans — certainly to the Iron Age and settlements of that time can be found in and around the town . |
| 3 | Most of the red-throated divers which appear in the inshore voes at this time will be local breeders , and territories and relationships will be sorted out with much caterwauling and chasing before the successful pair set up home on some peaty pool . |
| 4 | Until now historians believed that the woolly mammoths of that time could only survive in freezing conditions . |
| 5 | Careful explanations at this time could give them at least an inkling of the importance of the game , and some measure of preparation for the time when it will be no game , but a reality of great promise . |
| 6 | While the 1970s and '80s brought new levels of technical expertise , some of the best matte paintings of all time can be seen in a 1930s production which , though having a very big budget for its day , nonetheless incorporated shrewd economies , including the avoidance of location shooting and of building sets that would be used only briefly . |
| 7 | The most comprehensive efforts to provide new foundations for English studies at this time can be linked to the launching of the journals Essays in Criticism ( founded in 1951 , just prior to the demise of Scrutiny ) and Critical Quarterly ( founded 1958 ) . |
| 8 | Only if we could picture the universe in terms of imaginary time would there be no singularities . |
| 9 | Otherwise , in the event of a claim the insurance company may insist on receiving the signature of both husband and wife before monies are paid out , and the husband 's whereabouts at that time may not be known . |
| 10 | One of the difficulties of long-term weather forecasting is that very fine details at one time can govern major patterns at a later time . |
| 11 | Loss rates at this time can be quite heavy with anything up to half the brood dying . |
| 12 | But the histories of the particles in imaginary time would continue . |
| 13 | It was never even mentioned afterwards and I reckon 99 percent of players at that time would have sacked me . |
| 14 | By then Mr Reuter 's pleas for more time will be history . |
| 15 | It is advisable , however , not to alter the tuning of any one drum by more than a tone ( since small alterations of tuning can be effected by ‘ feel ’ to a great extent ) , and a dozen or more bars of moderate time ought to be allowed for accurate adjustment of the tuning-screws . |
| 16 | It is important to understand that you will always remain in ultimate control when relaxing and that you can always stop the proceedings at any time should they become unpleasant or uncomfortable . |
| 17 | and the building societies at one time would not take overtime into account , but in the eighties oh my God , you know , how much , oh have as much as you want |
| 18 | Animal portraits at this time can therefore be appreciated as not only accessing many artistic currencies but also as moving between the needs of several classes located in both rural and urban populations . |
| 19 | It can only be surmised that the Marquis was feeling pretty flush after a good win when he made that entry into his accounts , or the caddie was a highly favoured young man indeed , for four shillings at that time would have been over the top on the percentages that a caddie can expect from his round nowadays . |
| 20 | One of the weirdest and most amusing shoot 'em ups of all time will finally be released in the UK on the SNES . |
| 21 | This was never more threatened from the right than in the years before 1914 and a leader who had respected constitutional niceties at that time would have driven them out of the system where they could have been far more dangerous . |
| 22 | Students at that time could apparently choose when they wished to be examined ( after the continental custom ) as there was no fixed examination schedule as we know it . |