Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Labour could not win at a time of economic gloom , bolstered by the most effective campaign it has ever fought , and facing a Government whose campaign did not really come to life until the last 10 days — then when could it ? |
| 2 | This means it can tolerate an actual break in supply because it will run for a time on the batteries . |
| 3 | Thirdly , anyone experiencing a significant loss will move into a time of yearning and searching . |
| 4 | Samson Agonistes 's presentation of a hero whose refusal to capitulate allows him to regain divine inner light and inflict a defeat on his enemies bears witness to the plea for continued resistance of the type a republican supporter would propose during a time of defeat . |
| 5 | Fifthly and finally , anyone reacting to a significant loss will come to a time of acceptance . |
| 6 | In the resultant Postlethwait audio-tutorial laboratory , open from around 7.00 a.m. to 11.30 pm. , the student could come at a time of his own choosing ; at the entrance he would receive a descriptive hand-out explaining what books , notes , equipment would be necessary to bring along ; once inside he would be given a botanical specimen and would enter a pleasant area equipped with a multiplicity of booths or carrels . |
| 7 | Typically the central bank of the country facing downwards pressure on its currency would intervene for a time by running down its official reserves , but eventually might decide to devalue if there was no sign that domestic policies were likely to contain the situation . |
| 8 | This is the very last thing that should ever suffer in a time of recession or emergency when people 's belts have to tighten . |