Example sentences of "the [adj] time [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 He repeated , together with the Chairman of the Social Work Committee , Mrs Mairhi Trickett , that seven o'clock in the morning was the right time to take the children , as it was a time when families would all be together .
2 He seemed to have decided that now was the right time to clean the Great Hall floor and was poking the mop head in among the boys ’ legs , muttering to himself .
3 Since fertilisation is external , with the male 's sperm being shed over the eggs as they are laid , amplexus ensures that the male is in the right place at the right time to fertilise the eggs .
4 If we decide to be less cynical , we could suggest that God triggered a supernova at exactly the right time to draw the Magi towards the place where His son was being born .
5 Thus the pilots may be found in the Engines Section absorbing the means whereby the aviation spirit and flames arrive at the right place at the right time to produce the urge for forward movement , or they could be watching in some fascination an array of lights and switches on a array known as ‘ electrics ’ which behave themselves so well under the persuasion of the engines instructor , but which flash and fail to respond in such heart-breaking fashion when the student is urged to demonstrate that he has ‘ got ’ it .
6 ‘ Just the right time to break the record .
7 I came up here thinking I would ; I assumed I 'd need to offload on somebody , but somehow it never seemed to be the right time to introduce the subject .
8 If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches .
9 ‘ I 've often watched you in the past and wondered how you know exactly the right time to enter the bidding , the right time to leave , ’ Moran praised .
10 It marks a change of speed for a business long associated with the work of Erte ; the artist 's death , and the end of a lease , have prompted a reconsideration and director Ray Perman has decided that now is the right time to relaunch the gallery with a series of exhibitions .
11 Because of that , it is important that we take the right steps at the right time to ensure the right results .
12 She had stayed at work up to the proper time to get the full benefits and she had felt important enough , leaving to have a baby , for the loneliness to be kept at bay for the time leading up to her last day .
13 We are able to identify absentees and use the extra time to tackle the problem ’
14 We are able to identify absentees immediately and use the extra time to tackle the problem with academic counselling .
15 It was a place he had visited three times — once to be seen ; the second time to appreciate the sermon which he had afterwards discussed outside the small West Door with the vicar who had been impressed by his distinguished visitor 's passionate piety .
16 This complex of elements and activities should be managed such that it ensures that the right product is available at the right price in the right place at the appropriate time to satisfy the needs of target customers in the chosen market segments .
17 Thus the overall time to read the track index and locate the data record will be : These calculations will apply to files in which all the data records are held in sequence on the prime data track , as for example in IBM systems .
18 Well , this was hardly the scene she 'd have imagined as the perfect time to wear the dress , but now she silently blessed the premonition which had made her pack it along with the predominantly casual clothes she 'd chosen to take to Sheffield .
19 We think now , as Christmas approaches , and that elusive fishkeeping present becomes top priority , is the perfect time to get the unbiased recommendations of our experts as to what they would buy , given the chance .
20 The ideal time to pursue the sport which many considered to be the purest form of hunting .
21 If the product to be sampled is important enough to rate a press launch then this is the obvious time to organise the sampling .
22 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 ?
23 This selects the case which takes the shortest time to generate the income needed to pay back the total investment in the project .
24 This selects the case which takes the shortest time to generate the income needed to pay back the total investment in the project .
25 Be able to calculate the interval between two given times , and the finishing time given the starting time and duration .
26 In addition , the research will for the first time analyse the political processes associated with the determination and issuance of standards through case studies of data communication and ISDN ( Integrated Services Digital Network ) standards .
27 Party organisers want the conference to show that the party is united as never before , leaving Mr Kinnock free for the first time to sell the policy package to voters without worrying about splits .
28 Not for the first time says the statement have the killers shown any trace of humanity or respect for public opinion .
29 In 1975 , Laura visited the United States for the first time to see the San Francisco venture for herself .
30 He met the descendants of Lascar seamen or other immigrants who settled into Liverpool and for the first time saw the need for justice to an immigrant community .
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