Example sentences of "[vb -s] at a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where the company has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the [ administrator or liquidator ] may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 2 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where the company has at a relevant time … given a preference to any person , the [ administrator or liquidator ] may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 3 | ‘ ( 1 ) … where an individual is adjudged bankrupt and he has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the trustee of the bankrupt 's estate may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 4 | Both glans and prepuce are covered by stratified squamous epithelium , and separation occurs at a variable time from before birth to several years afterwards by desquamation . |
| 5 | It arrives at a different time from the rest of the mail . |
| 6 | We have now to consider , as does Tilly , what light this analysis can throw upon the phenomena of nationalism and the development of nation states at a later time . |
| 7 | In the two-page letter to Mr Major , the DUP leader says the inter-governmental conference comes at a dangerous time and should be called off . |
| 8 | The message comes at a critical time for the Government 's flagship education policy , which critics claim has lost its momentum because schools are worried about public spending cuts . |
| 9 | The nomination comes at a crucial time in her life . |
| 10 | ‘ The award comes at a good time . |
| 11 | The collision comes at a difficult time for Russian President Boris Yeltsin , who is defending a decision to impose presidential rule in parliament and in the Constitutional Court . |
| 12 | The court ruling comes at a sensitive time for the Japanese government , which is claiming a lead role in environmental affairs , and has strenuously denied that it encourages its hazardous industries to relocate to third world countries . |
| 13 | The boost to disposable income comes at an awkward time , when the economic slowdown is not sufficiently well-established to have even begun to close the trade gap ; but the structural change is welcome . |
| 14 | The case comes at an embarrassing time for the world 's largest industrial company , which is already deep in the red and under attack for its bureaucratic management style . |
| 15 | The Wright incident comes at an embarrassing time for Graham . |
| 16 | His work — and his mission — comes at an opportune time . |