Example sentences of "[noun pl] at [art] time [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important theoretical influences at the time were the writings of Bernstein , Illich and Freire . |
| 2 | The analogies at the time were very crude and based upon feudal understandings of barons and servants and themes of honour , respect and dignity . |
| 3 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 4 | As Mr Jones points out , losing a student for 12 weeks at a time is extremely disruptive to a small office and costly to the practice . |
| 5 | ( By way of indication of what this represented in the family budget , it has been estimated that weekly expenditure on food in working-class families at the time was about 35 per head . ) " |
| 6 | Indeed , the influence of women writers at the time was rising in many areas , as Fanny Burney 's Evelina ( 1778 ) and Hannah Cowley 's dramatic works placed them in the forefront of contemporary literature . |
| 7 | But there were a few tears at the time were n't there ? |
| 8 | Statements made out of court , and assurances recorded by reporters at the time are likely to be inadmissible or of less value because they are " hearsay " : real witnesses must be enticed or subpoenaed to give evidence before the jury . |
| 9 | used to publish what areas were going to have power cuts , d' ya remember ? , you were in Bristol at the time , er Stuart was the same , they used to publish what area would be cut off and for what time and for how long and you knew you would get cut off , sort of ten o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon , usu , four or five hours at a time was n't it ? |
| 10 | Another increasingly common way round the rules at the time was to engage in lease/lease-back arrangements , which became more and more complicated as the rules surrounding them tried to plug loop-holes , until they were finally outlawed in 1987 . |
| 11 | In London , the Old Kent Road and Anerley Schools for the Deaf which were both occupied by civil defence and military authorities at the time were also substantially damaged and needed major repairs after the war before they could be reoccupied . |
| 12 | huge complaints at the time were n't there ? |
| 13 | ‘ To your beauty , ’ he said , though my looks at the time were nothing to write home about , ‘ coupled with the birthday of the King of Bulgaria . ’ |
| 14 | The 1989 AMERG survey of architects , however , indicates that a substantial minority ( over 28 per cent ) felt that the demand for their services at the time was not being adequately met and nearly 40 per cent felt that the intake of students into architectural training was insufficient to meet future demands . |
| 15 | One of the biggest bullies at the time was the king , Herod . |
| 16 | Staff also felt great unease about a major environment group cozying up to big business ; a significant minority of Probe 's employees at the time were opposed to promoting products from any corporation . |