Example sentences of "be [adj] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many of us there are the added problems of the other commitments that are normal at this time of our lives . |
| 2 | Yet it is worth reminding Catholics that when Paul in the New Testament refers to the saints ( hagioi ) he means the church people who are alive at that time . |
| 3 | At a time when over one third of the economically active population aged under 25 have been unemployed at some time in the last 12 months , the prospects of reaching 80 per cent owner-occupation without drastic policy changes seem dim ( Social Trends 15 , Table 4.26 ) . |
| 4 | March is often a windy month and because the winds are unsteady at this time of year there is always a chance of very changeable weather from day to day . |
| 5 | Two of the local clowns , Richard Clarke ( Mary 's son ) and Ian Cross , who had lived in Bellerby all their lives , said this would have been unthinkable at one time — when they were children everybody knew everybody else , and what went on . |
| 6 | You are welcome at any time , as far as I myself am concerned , to have the prince your husband attend you here — equally , provided you are suitably chaperoned by either myself or one appointed by myself , and provided no obstacles are put in the way , you may visit the prince . ’ |
| 7 | Many couples are married at this time ; old debts must be repaid ; homes are thoroughly cleaned ; presents are exchanged and families get together to enjoy colourful meals and banquets featuring specially prepared foods . |
| 8 | There would n't have been many at that time in the morning . |
| 9 | The Government are vulnerable at any time , but especially in the run-up to a general election , to the prospect of evictions of people who are no longer able to pay the full fees for which the home owner calls . |
| 10 | None of them could have been happy at that time . |
| 11 | At whatever level Procedure Audit is applied , it is a worthy addition to the toolboxes of all analysts or managers who are concerned at any time with making improvements of a procedural nature , and provides a further example of how soft systems ideas can be used to good effect for everyday analysis work . |
| 12 | I believe so sir , yes , erm I ca n't be specific at this time . |
| 13 | All the parishes used to be different and it used to be possible at one time to know approximately where in Orkney somebody came from . |
| 14 | Mergers and takeovers would be possible at any time , but only with the board 's consent . |
| 15 | The underlying principle of configuration control states that it should be possible at any time during the lifetime of a supported product to reconstruct a particular supported version of it to ensure that if a change is agreed and installed , then that change and no other would occur . |
| 16 | A happy theatre a happy ship if you like a corny phrase to use is very very apparent and I 'm sure my colleagues and friends around here would appreciate because they do believe they ca n't get at the management committee and they would like to so please Tom will that be possible at some time in the near future ? |
| 17 | The baby may or may not be due at any time . |
| 18 | Sunglasses would be popular at this time of year too . ’ |
| 19 | and then she used be spotless at one time ! |
| 20 | The stock will pay an annual cumulative dividend of $3.50 per share and will be convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of StorageTek common at 2.128 common shares for each preferred share , a conversion price of $23.50 per share . |
| 21 | Erika , who had never set eyes on Hetta in her life , stoutly agreed , and even Paul , making a dishevelled appearance , said with his new courtliness that he would like to meet her , causing Frau Nordern to raise a sceptical eyebrow and warn him not to be sarcastic at that time of the morning . |
| 22 | The stocks of empty houses may be larger at this time . |
| 23 | Staffing was included , though a ratio of 50:50 between expenditure on salaries and materials , thought to be reasonable at that time , has since been distorted by a much greater proportion of expenditure going to staffing . |
| 24 | if I happen to be awake at that time , then yes , but , if I do n't have |
| 25 | I can remember ge obtaining the collator 's cards erm and doing other enquiries but as to where that actual information came from I can not be sure at this time . |
| 26 | You want to be able at any time to get into the box , perhaps to change the battery , and you want to be able to flip the lid ( the field ) back as though it was on a hinge in order to do this . |
| 27 | But he wo n't be busy at this time of day . |
| 28 | The precise foci of Stage II of the research will be settled on toward the end of Stage I in the light of the ideas , analyses and opportunities which will be available at that time . |
| 29 | Simpler systems are possible — for example , all the options in the program may be available at any time , and in certain circumstances this may be preferable . |
| 30 | Section 33(3) requires the court to have regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular to : ( a ) the length of , and the reasons for , the delay on the part of the plaintiff ; ( b ) the extent to which , having regard to the delay , the evidence adduced or likely to be adduced by the plaintiff or the defendant is or is likely to be less cogent than if the action had been brought within the time allowed by s11 or ( as the case may be ) by s12 ; ( c ) the conduct of the defendant after the cause of action arose , including the extent ( if any ) to which he responded to requests reasonably made by the plaintiff for information or inspection for the purpose of ascertaining facts which were or might be relevant to the plaintiff 's cause of action against the defendant ; ( d ) the duration of any disability of the plaintiff arising after the date of the accrual of the cause of action ; ( e ) the extent to which the plaintiff acted promptly and reasonably once he knew whether or not the act or omission of the defendant , to which the injury was attributable , might be capable at that time of giving rise to an action for damages ; ( f ) the steps , if any , taken by the plaintiff to obtain medical , legal or other expert advice and the nature of any such advice he may have received . |