Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | The key to a successful prosecution is proving that at the time of the offence the children understood the seriousness of what they were doing and were not simply behaving mischievously . |
2 | It is little surprise that they are saying that for the time being they will give Mrs Cresson the ‘ benefit of the doubt ’ . |
3 | The Japanese emphasise the quality of their wares , and rubbish the UK product , while the UK counters by saying that by the time Japanese food is shipped here it can become oxidised . |
4 | This was unnerving and by the time I got to the top I was exhausted . |
5 | In about 1935 lie came to Euston Road School when it was just about starting and in no time at all he became a really competent painter in that way . |
6 | Of its 450 members , 162 last month signed a letter arguing that for the time being Ukraine should hold on to its nuclear weapons . |
7 | A Government seeking to minimise awkward questions will try to railroad the the Bill through , hoping that by the time that Back Benchers have woken up to what is happening and their constituents have understood the dangers it will again be too late . |
8 | I , I was n't watching while at the time , but erm basically it seemed like it was six of one and half a dozen of the other . |
9 | It is striking that at a time when just about every other human value has been called in question , the value of life is still universally accepted as an absolute . |