Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that the hon. Gentleman will know what I mean when I say that in the context of coming towards the end of a particular available time , whether it is the time for talks or the time for a general election , there is reluctance among certain parties — and I make this remark generally — to turn their cards face upwards if there is any danger that other people will not have turned their cards face upwards by the time the whistle blows . |
| 2 | it would normally , if I recall correctly at the time , there would normally been a memorandum listing new charges for each development |
| 3 | ‘ The work of the diocese will go on and we look forward to the time when he can be back with us and working amongst us again . ’ |
| 4 | Look forward to the time when you rocking horse is all finished and you will be able to stand back and watch your children or grandchildren happily riding this beautiful heirloom that you have created , and you will be able to say with pride and satisfaction , ‘ I made that . ’ |
| 5 | Sometimes it 's free ( or , to put it another way , you pay only for the time you access the system ) , at other times you pay per ‘ page ’ of information you read . |
| 6 | Such patients often differ only in the time taken to reach hospital , and to claim that they differ in any more fundamental way is pure sophistry . |
| 7 | Humans are not the only animals to display the habit known as pair-bonding — the practice whereby parents stay together throughout the time that their offspring require to attain adulthood . |
| 8 | If hon. Members who are called before 7 o'clock keep broadly to the time limit , it may be possible , in the interests of the whole House , for the occupant of the Chair to relax that limit later in the debate . |
| 9 | By this means , a student who suffers badly from " exam nerves ' may benefit from having obtained good essay or project marks ; conversely , students who dislike preparing written work on their own but who respond well under the time pressure of an " unseen " exam may also do well . |
| 10 | If you wish to apply for such a pass , please do so at the time or order , giving the following details and indicate whether or not your order is dependent on the allocation of a Vehicle Pass : Date required , Vehicle registration number , Vehicle type , Drivers ’ name or organisation , Number of persons with disabilities and total number of passengers . |
| 11 | If I could also ask those of you who have n't decided on a confirmation name , I think really by the time we meet again you should . |
| 12 | But there were perfectly good ways of preserving food without refrigeration , which were followed even more diligently than we do nowadays in the time of the deep freeze . |
| 13 | We live today between the times . |
| 14 | In the meantime , you can continue to do hand work in the quiet moments and these serve also as the time to embellish your quickly-made basic garments . |