Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parsley is hardy and can be sown outdoors in March , but takes several weeks to germinate if sown at that time in cool temperate regions , hence , it has earnt itself the reputation of needing " to go to the Devil seven times and back " before it will sprout . |
| 2 | The root is least tenacious in early spring and easiest to dig up completely , and if removed at this time , will prevent the further problem of spreading by seed later in the season . |
| 3 | The largest group of congenital anomalies are congenital abnormalities ( or malformations ) , defined as structural defects present at birth , whether detected at that time or not . |
| 4 | However , while the condition of struggle with the West Indians remained a constant , at least until 1838 , in providing a rationale for national organisations , how they were conceived as operating at various times , and even at the same time by different reformers , varied significantly . |
| 5 | Such unemployment as exists at any time is due wholly to the frictional resistances [ which ] prevent wage and price adjustments being made instantaneously . |
| 6 | If at a time before the end of the relevant period any property ceases to be property subject to a reservation , the donor shall be treated for the purposes of the inheritance tax legislation as having at that time made a disposition of the property by way of a potentially exempt transfer ( s102(3) and ( 4 ) ) . |
| 7 | Think of the five other roads as leaving at various times on a clock face ; as already pointed out , all movement on roundabouts is in a clockwise direction . |
| 8 | This 100 ( or such lesser number as existed at any time ) were to elect 28 of their number to sit in the new House . |