Example sentences of "be [adj] at the time " in BNC.
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1 | Had he been asleep at the time ? |
2 | Had Anicia Juliana been alive at the time ( she died about 528 ) , she would not have been amused . |
3 | For this reason , many advisers recommend that their clients swop their unit-linked policies to the with-profits type about five years before they retire , provided market conditions are favourable at the time . |
4 | Some witnesses are unavailable at the time of trial . |
5 | If we are to communicate clearly and precisely with each other over a wide geographical and social range , we must obey the rules of Standard English as they are current at the time we are speaking or writing . |
6 | These ‘ would seem to have been traditional at the time , for Ormandy did the same in his Philadelphia recording . |
7 | If the tests are negative at the time of the initial examination , it is quite a good idea to ask the doctor whether he thinks there is likely to be any infection present or what he believes your symptoms are due to . |
8 | the amount insured for household contents and valuables and portable possessions are inadequate at the time of any loss or damage or |
9 | the amount insured for household contents and valuables and portable possessions are inadequate at the time of any loss or damage or |
10 | Strip examination revealed that this was the result of slight corrosion on the contacts , and the evidence suggested that this may well have been present at the time of the accident . |
11 | Charlie had stopped by to speak to Josie as he 'd said he would , but Lucy had n't been present at the time . |
12 | He had been sceptical at the time , but she 'd been quite right , for he had suddenly understood the story . |
13 | If you are alone at the time of death |
14 | The pope acknowledges Oswiu 's conversion to orthodoxy and the Roman Easter , thanks him for the gifts he has sent but grieves that the bearer of these gifts had died in Rome , and regrets that he has not been able at the time of writing to find someone suitable to send as Wigheard 's replacement . |
15 | I must own that the possibility of taking matters further did cross my mind and infiltrated my uncensored dreams , but it would have been unwise at the time and later I was glad we had left things as they were . |
16 | For some reason or other , the money would be scarce at the time . |
17 | So I mean , we could , we could recruit people in to do it , but the problem there is they 've got to be free at the times when this course runs . |
18 | However , there are difficulties with latent defects , for example , characteristics not known to be harmful at the time of delivery , or immunities to harmful substances being subsequently discovered . |
19 | Teenage mothers are more likely than older mothers to have an unstable family background , to have poor or no educational qualifications , and to be unemployed at the time of conception ( Wells , 1983 ) . |
20 | Under natural conditions cattle would be anoestrous at the time , so the best we can hope for is subfertility . |
21 | As it happened Acheson was in Paris when the cable arrived ; the Embassy replied with the unanimous opinion that it would be a serious mistake to deliver the memorandum ; and Acheson , having seen the correspondence , agreed that it would be inappropriate at the time . |
22 | But you 'll be ill at the time , is n't it , to be able to claim . |
23 | Of the 30,000 Iraqi troops estimated still to be combat-effective at the time of the allied suspension of military action , most were Republican Guard formations . |
24 | The Australian High Court delivered a key ruling on June 3 on the issue of Aboriginal land rights , by effectively overturning the notion of terra nullius — the concept that had deemed the Australian continent to be unoccupied at the time of European settlement in the 18th century . |
25 | Unless subsequently agreed in writing , the charges relating to booking shall be those expected to be current at the time of the conference . |
26 | First , the benefit attributable to the patent must be shown to be current at the time of the employee 's application ; the prospect of future benefits such as royalty payments from foreign sub-licensees is only relevant to the quantum of compensation awarded should outstanding benefit be proved . |
27 | Quite simply , the parties to a deed should sign it in the presence of a witness , who must be present at the time it is signed , and who must then put his own name , address and occupation . |
28 | Whatever the method used to discover a new site , the most important element is to record its position and any other details that might be apparent at the time of discovery . |
29 | It is therefore quite unreasonable to allow this ; the animals should be stunned at the time the throat is cut . |
30 | Are you , the haulier , agreeing , for example , to supply a particular vehicle for haulage or to supply any lorry which happens to be available at the time the contract needs to be undertaken ? |