Example sentences of "times when the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely that the funeral will be at times when the cemeteries or crematoria are not busy , such as early in the morning . |
| 2 | But there were times when the superintendent 's hat sat a trifle uneasily on the severe grey-haired head . |
| 3 | Evidently he did not expect to give riotous or alcoholic parties at times when the tutor might be in . |
| 4 | There were times when the bikes were a pain but , also times when they were of great benefit . |
| 5 | One day Tony gets up to watch and witnesses one of the few times when the sun travels across a blue , cloudless sky . |
| 6 | The English ‘ national ’ game was largely played at times when the English nation was otherwise engaged . |
| 7 | Managers will wish to know if the body clock means that there are times when the output of their work-force is below standard and the general public will be concerned about the possibility that safety in industrial processes , public services , transportation , etc. will be adversely affected at some times . |
| 8 | Without Underwood 's pace — he overhauled Evans three times when the Midlands wing looked clear — Pears , who squandered possession and missed five kicks , could have sealed his side 's fate . |
| 9 | There were times when the ministry of her Son left her feeling cut out of the action , and she was amazed and perhaps frightened at what she had unleashed on the world . |
| 10 | As our death-bed scenario illustrated , the family was at its most cohesive at the times when the rites of passage were celebrated . |
| 11 | There were even times when the massive outlet-pipe became blocked at the point where it burst from the hillside and through the tunnel wall . |
| 12 | Wolstenholme will have played the course many times when the tournament starts tomorrow . |
| 13 | Vic is all in favour of backing Britain , but there are times when the Mail 's windy chauvinism gets on his tits . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , by 1800 a commoner was speaking with regret of the times when the undrained wastes had given him pasture , where ‘ he could turn out his cow and pony , feed his flock of geese and keep his pig ’ . |
| 15 | In addition to classic injunctions such as ‘ I look for a marked reduction in the number of problems put forward for discussion in Ministerial Committees ’ , in the terse Major Attlee style , the paper contains a passage which is pure Brook : ‘ The Cabinet Committee system has a valuable part to play in the central machinery of government , both in relieving the pressure on the Cabinet itself and in helping to give practical effect to the principle of collective responsibility at times when the Cabinet does not include all Ministers in charge of Departments . ’ |
| 16 | I occasionally use a quiver-tip on stillwaters , but it is an indicator I find most valuable on rivers , except at those times when the fish are being very finicky , when I will touch-leger . |
| 17 | For some reason bream will still take a redworm even when preoccupied with casters , but there are times when the preoccupation becomes so acute you simply have to use casters on the hook . |
| 18 | On the other hand there are times when the difficulties appear too great and we just throw in the towel . |
| 19 | It was in the 2nd round of the FA Cup in December 1937 when the Palace had had to make the long trip to Accrington on one of the rare times when the draw for this round was not made on a geographical basis . |
| 20 | There were also difficulties for staff who undertook priority work for such matters as public enquiries , and required access at times when the Registry was closed , eg at lunchtime and hours outside the normal working day . |
| 21 | With this there was complete air-conditioning , thermostatically controlled , supplying warmth in winter and cool air in hot summer weather , the former by a combination of steam from the locomotive and electricity from the power-plant at times when the train was standing overnight without a locomotive attached . |
| 22 | At times when the satellite is not involved in surveying , for example when passing near the poles , IRAS will observe objects that are particularly interesting astronomically . |
| 23 | For the exact times when the synthesiser is switched on ( normally this will be only at weekends ) space buffs can telephone 0483 61202 . |
| 24 | They are most readily shown at the times when the young are hatching and again when they are fledging . |
| 25 | The clientele made a perfect captive audience and in the early autumn of Paula 's second year at the store the management decided to bring in models to show the new season 's fashions at the times when the restaurant was most likely to be full of ladies who had accounts with Jenkinsons and cheque books in their capacious handbags . |
| 26 | Our lucid moments , those times when the shadow seems to fall from off the face of our inward confusion , these are the times when we are drawn closer to God , to our inward Source . |
| 27 | There are times when the teacher might impose restrictions by asking , for example , for ‘ all the blue balls to be put into the basket ’ , or , ‘ all those wearing red to fetch their coats ’ , or she might ask the children to sort a collection into just two piles . |
| 28 | There are , in fact , times when the young will actually appear to be bigger than their mother . |
| 29 | Hedgehogs have neither the speed nor the manoeuvrability to catch rabbits but I have known them to kill the young in a stop , gaining entrance during the times when the doe has left the stop unsealed just before the young rabbits are moved out . |
| 30 | There is no doubt that a fox could kill a ferret at will but for some reason there are times when the fox prefers to flee . |