Example sentences of "during the winter " in BNC.

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1 It was also during the winter months that vines were taken down from their wires and their ends tied ( often to the water pipes ) so that they formed a large bow shape .
2 Some garden produce , however , is deliberately grown for storage , and crops can be preserved for use during the winter months must be fully ripened if they are to last without rapid deterioration .
3 This is when the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out and start flying again .
4 It takes quite a bit of practice to orientate and get the right position for the shot , and this is something worthwhile perfecting during the winter or when you are just flying locally .
5 Perhaps there are not enough players available to play on them ; perhaps there is no one to unlock them except at peak periods ; then there are courts taken out during the winter and one of the major reasons in this country is damage by vandals .
6 SUSSEX have created a fund to help their young players find coaching jobs overseas — except for South Africa — during the winter .
7 In order to prevent a drain of young English cricketers to South Africa during the winter , the TCCB has to provide a suitably well-rewarded alternative and it is in this area that Subba Row 's successor will need to shine .
8 Most of the swing to the Conservatives between the summer of 1986 and the summer of 1987 occurred during the winter of 1986–7 , and there was relatively little swing in the last few months before the election .
9 Most of the swing back to the government occurred during the winter of 1986–7 and there was relatively little swing in the last few months before the election .
10 In the voting for the Constituent Assembly during the winter of 191 7 his vote , together with that of many thousands of other ex-front soldiers and their wives and neighbours , had given the Bolsheviks healthy rural support .
11 Although primarily a three season walking boot , I would use the boots during the winter .
12 We work all year round but ca n't work on the uplands during the winter months — we might not see it for six to eight weeks .
13 Stillwaters are often more difficult during the winter , particularly if the water goes clear .
14 Seasonal affective disorder is associated with depression that is marked during the Winter and early Spring and regresses in the Summer .
15 It has been suggested that it occurs when susceptible individuals do not get enough natural light during the winter months .
16 Here , again , the American East Coast resorts have the advantage over Europe in that they experience very low temperature during the winter months .
17 He was not certain which cottage his aunt rented during the winter .
18 For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) .
19 Cold , as a rule , does n't bother them but they will not tolerate prolonged wetness , particularly during the winter .
20 Wood is also a good insulator and so makes more economic sense if you intend heating the greenhouse during the winter .
21 During the winter maintain a minimum temperature of 5 ° C ( 41 & degree F ) and water the plants sparingly .
22 They come in during the winter time , and take off their coats and sweaters and put them in the big dryer for a sixpenny warm-up .
23 During the winter , the pro-English party continued to negotiate with Henry VIII , to no great effect for either side .
24 The legal entitlement to common of pasture was defined by the ‘ couchant and levant rule ’ — that is to say , commoners were allowed common for no more cattle than they could keep on their own land during the winter months when they were excluded from the forest .
25 With only four weeks of the season remaining , 10 people have so far been killed in avalanches in Switzerland against the national average of 37 during the winter months .
26 He had practiced putting on his kitchen floor at home during the winter to try and prepare himself for the greens .
27 Although he trained with the England A team during the winter and felt optimistic , he was in pain again before he left for Portugal and looked on the tour as a ‘ make-or-break ’ exercise .
28 ‘ She had been making a noise last season and was Hobdayed during the winter .
29 I do n't think my performances during the winter were as good as could have been expected .
30 Ted Dexter , chairman of the England Committee , commented : ‘ Graham has led the side in the best possible way during the winter and we are delighted he has again accepted the captaincy . ’
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