Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can only deduce that the Eurasian and African plates began driving together at this time , with the latter dragged down beneath the rising Alpine mountains . |
| 2 | ‘ Meg 's no good — she 's away — and you wo n't want to be driving far at this time of night … ’ |
| 3 | Tess seemed like a queen to Clare , perhaps because he knew that she was the most beautiful woman walking about at this time of day . |
| 4 | It is trading ahead of this time last year , when sales were hit by the Gulf war , but exports are slowing . |
| 5 | Looking back at this time , Nigel was surprisingly patient , but he was worried that , if he did n't improve , he 'd be unable to help with the move as almost any movement of his right arm increased his suffering . |
| 6 | During much of the period leading up to this time the Panel had been considering the case of the large South Ronaldsay family whose father had been imprisoned — the family of fifteen children who so badly needed a positive and sympathetic solution to their problems . |
| 7 | Mum was getting on by this time and her own health was n't excellent , and I moved to Manchester so we could be near the RMCH where they do a vast amount with CF. We hired a retired nurse to act as housekeeper and she did his physio when I was n't there , and between us we managed to keep him going . ’ |
| 8 | The unmitigated gall of the man , strolling up at this time and expecting a welcome . |
| 9 | ‘ What on earth are you doing home at this time ? ’ she demanded . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll meet him coming back at this time of day . ’ |
| 11 | What are you doing here at this time ? |
| 12 | What 's he doing here at this time of night ? |
| 13 | ‘ What on earth are you doing here at this time of the morning ? ’ she demanded sleepily . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course I 've got a minute — what the bloody hell d' you think I 'm doing here at this time of night ? ’ |
| 15 | Heads were swivelling completely round this time — to the back row where sat Phil Aldrich , nodding his head in gentle agreement , a wry smile on his long , lugubrious face . |
| 16 | There 's always breakfast and Planning here at this time . |