Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the present time [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The economy probably is better than it was a year ago , the computer retail business is strong and the general consumer electronics business at the present time seems to be running ahead of last year , ’ Roach said . |
2 | As was stated above , 51.5 per cent of the population at the present time have purchased their own housing , 28.5 per cent with mortgages ( CSO , 1979 ) . |
3 | Well , not to kill the world , but they they there are enough bombs in existence at the present time to obliterate the world about three or four times over so we 're told , so we read no snow out here at all Danny is there ? |
4 | The Primitive Methodist chapel on Westgate was built in 1871 to replace a smaller chapel on Quaker Lane , and a campaign is in progress at the present time to raise funds for its refurbishment . |
5 | In my opinion it serves no useful purpose at the present time to seek to construe the relevant provisions of the Theft Act by reference to the report which preceded it , namely the Eighth Report of the Criminal Law Revision Committee on Theft and Related Offences ( 1966 ) ( Cmnd. 2977 ) . |