Example sentences of "on [noun] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter . |
| 2 | Estimates , or if possible measurements , of fuel on board at the time of impact contribute to knowledge of the probable weight of the aircraft and its expected performance in terms of rate of climb or speed . |
| 3 | I was on watch at the time getting colder and colder and wetter and wetter . |
| 4 | Although this approach has much to commend in terms of logic and rationality , by requiring justification of every activity and expenditure item it places an enormous workload on schools at a time when they are already overwhelmed . |
| 5 | As they involved a great deal of the same work to bring them into effect — work that would have taken a considerable time — and would have imposed further contingent or actual liabilities on funds at a time when there was already considerable anxiety because of the uncertainty over the Barber judgment — |
| 6 | Conversely had we had the profits last year which would have generated taxable profits then we would n't have needed to have done that , so that 's one reason why it was not disclosed on floatations at the time and floatation was not regarded as an asset . |
| 7 | If , however , you book your holiday within 6 weeks of departure date , final timings and detailed joining instructions will be given over the telephone or on Viewdata at the time of booking . |
| 8 | If , however , you book your holiday within 6 weeks of departure date , final timings and detailed joining instructions will be given over the telephone or on Viewdata at the time of booking . |
| 9 | Those two plants came on stream at a time when we needed all the capacity they could provide . |
| 10 | out er we had nobody on site at the time . |
| 11 | The two-thirds majority of only those who were present meant that the views of legates and those absent from the curia on business at the time of the death of a pope carried no weight in the election of a successor . |
| 12 | Three others — Paul Dalrymple and John Sutherland ( Kings ) and Gary Williams ( Bulls ) — have been given two-match suspensions , while Kings ' Graham Bailey and George Charters , who left the bench when not on court at the time , each receive a one-match ban . |
| 13 | Because your husband was on strike at the time ? |
| 14 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 15 | An agreement with China could also ease the American way out of Vietnam , bring new markets for American goods , set up a new element in the balance of world power , and discourage the Soviet Union from a possible attack on China at a time when Sino-Russian relations were at their lowest point ( CORE , p. 168 ) . |
| 16 | It is surely no coincidence that plays dealing with homosexuality and abortion were shown on BBC at the time when these issues were to be debated in the House of Commons and the Press ’ . |
| 17 | Levi defines long-firm fraud as referring to businesses which order substantial quantities of goods on credit at a time when the owners of the business either intend not to pay for them or suspect that they will not be able to pay for them . |
| 18 | He had been appearing on television at the time . |
| 19 | I mean we were to come over Bridge here and there was a police station on Bridge at the time , police , you know opposite the T B I , and the sergeant used to stand there and he used to wait for us coming home . |
| 20 | There is no doubt that if CCs had been on offer at the time , Bruin would probably have taken them all . |
| 21 | I think in this day and age , there is probably a greater propensity to move and consequently there may well be an increased erm amount of vacancies occurring and that was why in our statement , we actually increased the number of vacancies , but I think that is a function of the number of houses on offer at the time . |
| 22 | Sonic thirty pages in volume two are known to contain an account of everyday life on Islay at the time of the author 's visit , and notes on the fishing at Portnahaven are particularly valuable . |
| 23 | Sonic thirty pages in volume two are known to contain an account of everyday life on Islay at the time of the author 's visit , and notes on the fishing at Portnahaven are particularly valuable . |
| 24 | Luckily Miss Malley was on leave at the time , otherwise this event might just have been too much for her . |
| 25 | The very wide shoulders narrowing sharply to a slim hip on a longer jacket was the biggest influence on menswear at the time and he took the world by storm . |
| 26 | The offender was on licence at the time of the offence from a sentence of 15 years ' imprisonment imposed in 1981 . |
| 27 | All the more embarrassing , then , that the residence of the High Commissioner , Sir Derek March , was recently burgled and thoroughly looted , despite a British policeman being on duty at the time . |
| 28 | The keeper on duty at the time might have got a message out before the lighthouse went . |
| 29 | I believe her , I trust her and I was not bewitched by her green eyes , owing to the fact that I was on duty at the time . ’ |
| 30 | ( iii ) On 17 September 1990 the respondent attended the key department together with his new employer , Mr. A. The only assistant on duty at the time was Mr. S. with whom the respondent had previously worked . |