Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every 10 minutes , three images of the gall bladder were taken and the mean of the three measurements was taken as the response at this time point . |
| 2 | There was nobody in the park at that time and I walked quickly through the dew , my feet soaked before I had gone ten yards , a trail of sliding tracks behind me on the grass . |
| 3 | He has given very little account of how he spent his time , but he has said he spent the majority of that time with a travelling circus , both in this country and in the Irish Republic . |
| 4 | The requirement for functional intactness of software not only entails the maintenance of bit-perfect records but also implies the provision at some time of operational contemporary hardware or a functional equivalent . |
| 5 | Charges shall be payable on the expiry of any time limit previously stipulated and the carrier shall be entitled to interest at the average of the overdraft interest rates being charged at Lloyds Bank plc and Barclays Bank plc current at this time , calculated on a daily basis on all amounts overdue to the carrier . |
| 6 | Its issue presupposes that some function of the body remains to be performed , and this sets an internal time limit after which the order could not issue ( although an applicant can be denied the order because of undue delay even before the expiry of this time ) . |
| 7 | Although Koch prides himself on his team 's technological programme , he admitted he had overlooked the change to daylight-saving time , which meant the races began an hour earlier , while the wind was still building . |
| 8 | Jet-lag is the consequence of there being a mis-match between our body clock and the external timing , because our body clock is slow to adjust to the change in local time . |
| 9 | Simulated time-zone transitions in the laboratory , where the diet remains unchanged , confirm that the change in local time produces a change in appetite and bowel movements . |
| 10 | Up to three tables may be present in the Working-Set at any time . |
| 11 | Three tables may be in the Working-Set at any time . |
| 12 | The whole reason for the existence of finite time appears to have been to bring about that conflict of good and evil which eventually leads to the triumph of the former . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) A licensing board shall not give its consent under this section to any reconstruction , extension or alteration which will materially alter the character of the premises in question or materially alter the external appearance , shape or size of the premises and may , before considering an application for the board 's consent under this section , require plans of the proposed reconstruction , extension or alteration to be lodged with the clerk of the board at such time as the board may appoint . |
| 14 | Luton were 1–0 up against Everton in an FA Cup semi-final ; Sheedy equalized with four minutes left , and Mountfield scored the winner in extra time . |
| 15 | They suggested she borrow the money until such time as they could let her have it . |
| 16 | The opinion of the Parliament at that time was to support the changes which we were seeking but the immediate reaction from the European Commission was not to accept the opinion of the Parliament . |
| 17 | The colours were a bit faded and it looked like no one had rearranged or replaced the pictures in the case for some time . |
| 18 | In popular discussions of private education , grandparents emerge as people very likely to pay school fees ( Guardian 27 May 1986 ) and it certainly has been the case for some time that it is advantageous in taxation terms for them to do so , since grandparents can take out a deed of covenant to cover this payment whereas parents can not . |
| 19 | It was unanimously resolved to delay the case for some time . " |
| 20 | As is the case with full time care , the ideal form of short-term care is fostering , but here it is again difficult to find the potential foster parents . |
| 21 | The general point is that , in terms of direct experience , the progress of biological time and the distribution of territorial space are continuous . |
| 22 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 23 | The unrestricted interchange of 16 players — with 11 on the field at one time — has been experimental this season and will apply to all age groups , men and women . |
| 24 | Have you , technically , presumably erm , Gooch could appeal , you can be timed out if you 're not on the , on the field by that time , but then of course you 've got another erm eighty yards or so to walk to up to the far end . |
| 25 | It turns out that the component in the venom of this snake that has such an effect binds to the muscle receptor on human muscle and other animals ' muscles , and it binds there much more tightly than the natural chemical transmitter , which is called estialcodine , thereby preventing the transmission of the nerve impulse to the muscle and gives the victim instant miocenia and presumably a nice meal for the snake in due time . |
| 26 | Hareven 's view is that economic circumstances have eased in the twentieth century , for most people , so that the alignment of individual time and family time has increasingly become a voluntary matter , whereas the stark economic conditions of the nineteenth century made this an absolute necessity ( Hareven , 1978 ) . |
| 27 | These ingredients continue to work after the toothpaste is rinsed away , as they are able to cling to the teeth and gums and remain in the saliva for some time . |
| 28 | The Chairman at that time was Sir Louis Petch , now sadly deceased . |
| 29 | The Chairman at that time decided t to take the motion and proposition and it was against my advice . |
| 30 | Section 17 says that property in specific goods passes to the buyer at such time as the parties intend it to be transferred . |