Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Werewolf proceeded to try and blow all four stereo speakers and by the time he had the volume where he wanted it , and was playing along on his air guitar , we were through Sidcup and heading for the motorway . |
| 2 | Erm you get most of your you know you The amount of weight and height you put on from say , nought to six months and then six months to two months and by the time you 've got to about eight or something . |
| 3 | ‘ Unless a different intention appears , the following are rules for ascertaining the intention of the parties as to the time at which the property in the goods is to pass to the buyer . ’ |
| 4 | Unless the contract clearly indicates otherwise , these express terms ( not being stipulations as to the time of delivery ) will then normally be warranties and not conditions . |
| 5 | This difference was partly attributed to differing calculation methods as to the time span over which PWRs should be depreciated and the rate of return expected from investment . |
| 6 | Richard had bitter enemies and his battles with the Archbishop of York concerning the seniority of Canterbury over York were still reverberating around the cloisters of the two cities although at the time of his death the supremacy of Canterbury had been resolved . |
| 7 | It did not help matters that about the time Rowell 's rather reluctant jab at some New Zealand rugby habits was being published it occupied space beside reports that the All Blacks had been over-vigorous — and sometimes over-the-top — in their match against New South Wales at Sydney . |
| 8 | They have waited in an unattractive waiting room for long periods and by the time they reach a counter are at breaking-point . |
| 9 | Very soon this rigidity starts to restrict movements and by the time we reach old age we can barely get around . |
| 10 | St. Leonard 's Hospital was devoted mainly to the care of lepers but by the time of the Reformation , leprosy had largely disappeared from England . |
| 11 | Whitlock scrambled to his feet but by the time he reached the fence the gunman had already crossed the twenty-yard clearing and disappeared into a derelict warehouse . |
| 12 | It is possible to start off with just one or two tags which control the main typographic elements but by the time page numbers , headers , footers , indexes , etc have been added the list can get unwieldy . |
| 13 | The FTC is also regarded as being reluctant to pursue high-tech companies because by the time it is brought and the issues resolved , the market has moved on . |
| 14 | Certainly , employers were not propelled into joining associations since by the time they were required by legislation to bargain with unions US manufacturing was itself organised into sufficiently large company units for employers to be self-sufficient and not to require association bargaining ( Thomson , 1981 ) . |
| 15 | Hedgerows existed in Saxon times and by the time Domesday was commissioned in 1086 the boundaries of parishes were so firmly fixed that William 's Norman officials were able to calculate within close limits , the exact area of thousands of settlements and their capacity to contribute to the royal exchequer ! |
| 16 | She looked like a refugee from one of those films that at the time constantly glamourized the Paris left bank — like Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face or Juliet Greco in so many roles . |
| 17 | Anger gave her the strength to pack her few belongings and by the time Ellen — red-eyed and in tears — came to say that the conveyance was at the door , there was no sign left that Ruth had ever inhabited the room . |
| 18 | He hung left to the rails and by the time Willie Carson was able to switch him , Declassified was beyond recall . |
| 19 | She was coming home for three whole weeks and by the time she left for London again the exam results would be nearly due . |
| 20 | The trip took three weeks and by the time she arrived , South Georgia had been recaptured . |
| 21 | Investigations came hot on the heels of the new sound and realistic films and by the time of The Public Enemy and Scarface things were building to a crescendo . |
| 22 | He played for his County boys ' team at the tender age of 11 years and by the time he was 13 he was reserve for the England Boys International team against Scotland . |
| 23 | It is a method that is nearly always used there days but at the time it was quite a new technique , certainly for a band like The Wedding Present . |
| 24 | Moran rattled the newspaper a few times but by the time he could look around the three children were locked back into their school books . |
| 25 | The former international , plagued by injury this season , was on the pitch for just 18 minutes but by the time he returned to the bench Holywood were home and dry . |
| 26 | British rowing officials are not known for making sweeping changes and for the time being they say Henley will stay as it is … |
| 27 | They each had a few jokes and by the time the roach was flushed away she was already experiencing her first rush , a warm , dreamy sensation that seemed to encompass her whole being . |
| 28 | We mentioned above that inflation creates additional administrative costs to households and firms , both in the search for the most favourably priced goods and in the time and effort involved in determining and disseminating new prices . |
| 29 | Calling in at Lowestoft I found to my surprise that I was on the promotion list and viewed the prospect with mixed feelings as at the time this meant that I would no longer be eligible to crew on the cutters . |
| 30 | The decision follows pressure from disabled racers , furious they were unable to chase personal best times because of the time restriction set for safety reasons . |