Example sentences of "more [adj] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | These procedures were even more extensive by the time of the petition campaign of 1792 . |
| 2 | In what ways do you think that daily life was more pleasant in the time before this migration to the towns than it was afterwards ? |
| 3 | Bara , with her hint of eastern promise by way of Hollywood , was more appropriate for a time fixated on oriental and Asian culture , mysticism , dope and war . |
| 4 | Instead , more typical of the time was the innovation of painting white lines along the centre of roads , the more extensive installation of traffic lights , the coming into force of the 30 m.p.h. speed limit , the inauguration of driving tests and the innovation of pedestrian crossings marked by the Belisha beacon , named after the Home Secretary of the day , Sir Leslie Hore-Belisha . |
| 5 | But although it could be seen as the fashion of protest — ‘ what could be more defiant at a time of recession and social decay than seemingly lavish , luxurious clothes ? ’ |
| 6 | There is dispute as to whether cutting is more likely at the time of menstruation ( Simpson 1976 ) . |
| 7 | Here dating becomes more and more problematical as the time spans become longer and longer . |
| 8 | ‘ I considered it more important at the time , ’ he confesses . |
| 9 | I mean , I would have expected something a bit more spiritual for a time like this . |
| 10 | If the commission , which since its inception has been the CIVC 's ComCon ( Commission Consultative ) , required a yardstick on which to base their annual increase or decrease of production limits , then it would have been more rational at the time to term the figure , whether or not it was actually 50 hectolitres per hectare , an average for the region . |
| 11 | ‘ Can you be more precise about the time , Mrs Brown ? |
| 12 | The ability to manage people is the more necessary at a time when a number of different lay ministries are being encouraged and developed for the conduct of worship . |
| 13 | Kaszubian produce , though initially cheaper than German farm produce , was much more expensive by the time levies and taxes had been added . |
| 14 | The exploration of the fossil record also forced naturalists to become more aware of the time dimension . |