Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But disappointment began to set in by the time the ballot boxes had been emptied , and when the second stage of the count began , at 12.45 a.m. , it soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race . |
| 2 | I set out at the time the details of the areas where we would see new and better facilities reopening , and those better facilities have reopened . |
| 3 | The result was that the story was set aside for the time being . |
| 4 | A parliamentary commission investigating the activities of the security services within the Federal Military Department ( EMD ) ( primarily P-26 — which was set up at the time of the Cold War to provide resistance in case of invasion — and the extraordinary secret service P-27 ) presented its report on Nov. 23 , 1990 . |
| 5 | It was set up at the time of the publication of the Beveridge report by a group of young MPs who had strong links with the forces . |