Example sentences of "be [verb] at time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another form of repo which has been used at times of particularly heavy tax receipts by the government is one undertaken directly with the banks . |
| 2 | Commenting on warnings that East Anglia faces a fourth year of drought and restrictions on the use of water for irrigating crops , Mr Peter Ferguson , a director of Halcrow , a firm of consulting engineers , in Colchester , Essex , said : ‘ Farm ponds provide storage for surface or ground water sources and can be filled at times of the year when there is more water than the crops require . ’ |
| 3 | Patients can be seen at times of their choosing by nursing staff , which may be early morning before school or work , late evening or at weekends . |
| 4 | Gas is taken from the Regional Transmission System at times of low demand , usually overnight , and put into storage to be used at times of higher demand such as the breakfast and tea-time periods . |
| 5 | This must be enclosed/sent at time of alteration . |
| 6 | They will still be leaning at times on the accuracy of left-arm Yorkshireman Paul Booth or , for the one-days , maybe on Neil Smith . |
| 7 | Rumours that Madonna is keen to audition in a peek-a-boo pantomime cow outfit could n't be confirmed at time of going to press . |
| 8 | In the event that any increase in brochure prices becomes necessary you will be advised at time of booking . |
| 9 | In the event that any increase becomes necessary you will be advised at time of booking . |
| 10 | The Royal Navy equivalent award — the Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC ) , and the Army equivalent award — the Military Cross ( MC ) , will be covered in a later article within this series , both awards having been awarded at times to members of the RAF . |
| 11 | Many were , indeed , buried during the Hannibalic War or the civil wars after 49BC , when much of the fighting took place in Italy , but many other hoards were buried at times during the first century BC when there was no fighting there . |
| 12 | BJORN BORG has a typically stubborn riposte to those saddened by the sight of one of the game 's greatest champions being reduced at times to a level barely above that of a novice . |
| 13 | ( b ) Mugdock Castle A 14th century ruin ( being restored at time of writing ) previously belonging to the Earl of Lennox , David De Grahame and the Montrose family . |
| 14 | Of course numerous policy dilemmas and conflicts also confronted the United States and Japan in the 1980S ; problems of high cost and prices were exacerbated at times by exchange rate fluctuations . |
| 15 | It is tempting to imagine an exchange of information and assistance between gypsies and witches , both being subjected at times to severe persecution . |
| 16 | By 1980 the river stank , the beaches nearby were covered at times by blobs of grease , fat and oils , and thousands of sea birds were poisoned by lead compounds released from a chemical works . |
| 17 | Third party navigation rights have been suspended at times of crisis . |
| 18 | Composed by a 17-year-old , the work was underplayed at times with a few unfortunate slips from the horns adding to a certain lack of direction . |