Example sentences of "by [noun] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the specimen trees which are still in the park were almost certainly planted by Webb at the time , and the elegant arched orangery in the garden must have been built to his designs . |
| 2 | In truth , he was very much smitten by Sarah at the time and he would scarcely have noticed the rather nondescript little sister who fell passionately in love that day . |
| 3 | It was held that no claim could be brought against the defendant for failing to load because the contract had been frustrated by illegality before the time for loading . |
| 4 | Damaged by its losses — which were reduced by $80m by the time the quarter ended — Comdisco had its credit rating chopped and reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31 , 1987 , of $56m … despite a growth in revenue to $327m from $268m . |
| 5 | Other groups may have bettered these results ; they are gleaned from Special Action Feedbacks which had been received by AIBS at the time we went to press . |
| 6 | The success experienced among the eastern Angles with the conversion of Eorpwald may have been due in part at least to the influence of older patterns established by missionaries in the time of Raedwald , but nevertheless it testifies to Eadwine 's real influence in the East Anglian area at this time . |
| 7 | It can determine that the trustee should be paid a percentage of the value of the assets realised and/or distributed , or by reference to the time spent by the trustee and his staff , and must have regard to the complexity or otherwise of the matter , any exceptional responsibility falling on the trustee , the trustee 's effectiveness and the value and nature of the assets dealt with by the trustee . |
| 8 | Although many of the poems in this volume displayed genuine wit as well as acute social observation , they passed largely unnoticed by reviewers at the time . |
| 9 | Blood specimens were obtained from each child by venepuncture at the time of vaccination and then 4 to 6 weeks and 13 to 17 months later . |
| 10 | Mr Moore now works for engineering consultants MorganMoore , based in Pennine House , West Street , Middlesbrough the same premises used by MPL at the time of the alleged fraud . |
| 11 | Something informing these descriptions of Wilde and his art is a fear of degeneration as conceived by writers of the time . |
| 12 | The face is dished , like that of the Jersey , and it probably has some Jersey blood from the nineteenth century , while the brindling probably comes from the old Normandy Isigny variety , a good butter producer and big enough to be used as a draught ox on Alderney and Guernsey , whither it was taken by monks in the time of William the Conqueror . |
| 13 | This was particularly true in the military field , as the old smooth-bore muskets were replaced by rifles at the time of the Crimean War of 1854–6 . |
| 14 | This appears to have been accepted by Egypt at the time of the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company . |
| 15 | We should not leave this brief consideration of how war was regarded by people of the time with the impression that greed and anarchy prevailed . |
| 16 | The course of a cholera epidemic , for instance , can be reported and its causes investigated by means of excerpts from documents written by people at the time . |
| 17 | Delaunay , for example , violently repudiated any analogy between his own art and that of the Futurists both in an open letter to the press and in a long essay written immediately after attending a lecture given by Marinetti at the time of the first Futurist exhibition in Paris . |
| 18 | Is there an in-built element for wear and tear included in the pricing and are all participants fully covered by insurance during the time they are on the premises ? |
| 19 | According to tradition , it was founded by Joshua at the time of the miraculous crossing of the river , and twelve sacred stones were set up there to commemorate the event ( Josh. |
| 20 | The sample will not be random , but will be selected to be representative of children in special schools for EBD in terms of social , gender distribution and behaviour problems described by teachers at the time of referral . |
| 21 | Statements made out of court , and assurances recorded by reporters at the time are likely to be inadmissible or of less value because they are " hearsay " : real witnesses must be enticed or subpoenaed to give evidence before the jury . |
| 22 | A short illness occurs in about a quarter of the people infected by HIV around the time that antibodies begin to be made . |
| 23 | The stolen Vauxhall Cavalier was being followed by police at the time of the crash . |
| 24 | The balance ( so called non-vested markets ) is retained by HMG for the time being . |
| 25 | Christian doctrine , as promulgated by Rome at the time , had much in common with the cult of Sol Invictus anyway ; and thus it was able to flourish unmolested under the sun cult 's umbrella of tolerance . |
| 26 | Paul was helped by Mark during the time when he was captive in Rome ( Colossians 4:10 ; 2 Timothy 4:11 ) . |
| 27 | The idea put about by Ministers at the time that there would be competition in the water industry — because people would compare one region of the country with another — is unrealistic . |
| 28 | The terminal must be free for use by LIFESPAN at the time of the Offline run . |
| 29 | A former governor of Georgia with no national reputation to speak of and , unlike other candidates , unencumbered by office at the time , Carter began his campaign in December 1974 , spending the next two years criss-crossing the country seeking name familiarity and the approbation of local and state party officials . |