Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole area was much dryer than it used to be , and Edward suspected that something had interfered with the water table ; there had been nesting moorhens at one time — now only the occasional toad was left . |
| 2 | Liberalism and reform was gaining strength at that time , as manifested in the socially aware novels of Dickens and the activities of Dr Barnardo and his homes for waifs . |
| 3 | Of course , we only got one thrashing set at that time o' day , you see ; and we d finish in March or the fore-part of April time . |
| 4 | There was plenty of evidence to suggest a pronounced development of anti-semitic tendencies in the BUF ranks during 1933 and 1934 ; but as the Metropolitan police records make clear , militant Jewish youth and communist elements were assaulting Blackshirts selling newspapers at this time . |
| 5 | And yet , it seemed to me , this was the most important single issue facing Scotland at that time . |
| 6 | The vital question facing the union was precisely the vital question facing Britain at that time ; it was the time to make a choice . |
| 7 | I was eyeballing distances at that time , and had no real idea how far Roberto had to clear the out-of-bounds and a wee bank that ran round the hole , but we had a strong breeze behind us going from right to left . |
| 8 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 9 | What were you doing ringing at that time ? ’ |
| 10 | Interviewed on the French TV channel Antenne 2 , Mr Benard conceded that the underestimate of the project 's costs ‘ poses really serious problems for us ’ , although he added : ‘ There is no question of stopping work at this time . ’ |
| 11 | More seriously , it is quite unlikely that the actions of any single archbishop could greatly alter the course or speed of the realignment of secular and ecclesiastical power which was taking place at this time . |
| 12 | But at the height of the tourist season it was odds on that her old room had already been taken , and she could n't see herself tramping Venice at this time of night , looking for alternative accommodation . |
| 13 | Its wharves were among the few where steam vessels outnumbered sailing ships at that time . |
| 14 | To my ears it sounds like a composed solo as opposed to an improvisation , and as such is very typical of his rock/metal soloing approach at that time . |
| 15 | But although it clearly had dramatic effects on the nerves of Conservative Central Office there is no evidence of any major shift in voting intentions at that time . |
| 16 | On most waters you have a chance of taking carp at any time of day or night . |
| 17 | No mother of a case had worked at a nuclear establishment before her child 's conception , and no mother had a record of being monitored for exposure to ionising radiation at any time before diagnosis ( table V ) . |
| 18 | If you 're playing against the computer you 'll play the first half kicking from left to right , changing ends at half time . |
| 19 | De Klerk 's action in freeing Mandela at this time , after years of international pressure for his release ( particularly around the time of his 70th birthday in 1988 ) was seen as an acknowledgement of the urgent need for the government to open negotiations with legitimate black leaders , in response to the ANC 's Harare Declaration of August 1989 when it set out its own proposals for political change in South Africa [ see p. 36837 ; see p. 37176 for recent communications between Mandela and de Klerk on this issue ] . |
| 20 | The team was thus able to migrate from planning , through drafting and manufacture , to assembly and commissioning , with up to three exchanging roles at any time . |
| 21 | Edouard Manet LE BALLET ESPAGNOL ( 1862 ) A fresh and virtuoso impression of a company of Spanish dancers who were visiting Paris at that time . |