Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 Of course , any ethnographic study is bound by time and place .
2 The skilled interviewer has to establish a fine balance between being receptive — allowing the client to relax and talk freely — and being in control — so that the client is guided into talking about fruitful areas , and also that the interview is closed on time .
3 the maximum amount of a week 's pay taken into account with effect from 1 April 1990 is £184 per week , but that figure is reviewed from time to time .
4 Next consider the situation when a switch is closed at time to connect a steady e.m.f. to a series circuit comprising just capacitance C and resistance R. In these circumstances Kirchhoff 's voltage law gives and taking the Laplace transform with the aid of relations ( 11.20 ) and ( 11.31 ) , the corresponding equation is obtained .
5 At its simplest the didactic element is shown in the way action is halted from time to time so that the author can explain , in plain , precise detail , a point of navigation , ship 's structure or deck organisation .
6 Although the commitment to religion was stressed from time to time , often in response to the charge of militarism , the CLB always seemed to emphasize matters of social discipline and conformity .
7 In spite of a fatal accident inquiry into the Bellgrove accident , no action was taken in time to prevent Newton , it was alleged .
8 Clauses referring all disputes under a contract to an expert are encountered from time to time in practice .
9 Vagrant birds of South American origin are reported from time to time on the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands ; their presence indicates repeated possibilities for colonization , but they invariably disappear quickly .
10 The major aims of scheduling are to ensure , so far as possible , that work is completed on time and within budgeted costs .
11 Work is completed in time to allow students to apply for degree and diploma courses in the Faculty or in other institutions of Art and Design .
12 Until the architectural work is finished in time for Antwerp 's celebration as European Culture Capital in 1993 the three Rubens masterpieces will be placed against this temporary wall .
13 The scheme may well now be complete , but revision is recommended from time to time and thought must be given as to how this might be achieved .
14 Thus the Sabbath laws had not been violated and work was completed on time .
15 A moment is captured in time .
16 The fact that the job was completed on time , without disrupting service levels , says a lot for the stamina , resilience and sheer hard graft of all concerned .
17 The typescript was delivered on time , perhaps a little early .
18 He was initially sentenced to three months in jail ; the period was renewed from time to time until 1672 .
19 In India , army officers in the Company 's service were advanced by time promotion , mitigated in some degree by considerations of evident merit , and commissions were not openly bought and sold as they were in the British army .
20 Translations in ‘ latin ’ languages like Spanish and Italian were completed in time for the promulgation of the test by the Holy Father on December 7th last year .
21 Best of all , Dialplus usage is charged on time only , not the volume of data transmitted .
22 Taking the Side of the Other is revealed over time , as individuals react to the changed rhetorical conditions produced by historical change .
23 She said : ‘ Our initial horror and disbelief at what happened on that day was replaced over time by the realisation that that day heralded the start of the British Government 's Shoot-to-Kill policy in Northern Ireland ’ .
24 No new members of the board were elected , though the odd family friend was co-opted from time to time .
25 ‘ With essentially the same workforce , the turnover this time was £8m and the additional facility was completed on time and to budget .
26 Payment should of course be made on time .
27 One implication of this model is that , because market volatility and the riskless interest rate are assumed over time to revert towards their mean values , no clear statements can be made about movements in the basis .
28 As we have seen , whenever the payment of the return gift is postponed , the relationship between creditor and debtor is extended in time .
29 " Sustainable development can be achieved , but only if irreversible degradation of the environment is halted in time " , the Prince said .
30 Management , in contrast , must be a continuing process — always ensuring that the best use is made of time , human resource and money , taking up some slack , reinforcing successful practices , reviewing the state of staff development and offering encouragement : " Successful implementation needs continual support .
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