Example sentences of "but [prep] the time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been brought up a Unitarian , but about the time of her brother 's death she decided to become a Roman Catholic . |
| 2 | Reference to the both Taskopruzade 's original and Mecdi 's translation , makes it difficult to understand how such confusion has arisen ; for although relatively few facts are given there about Abdulkerim , and although it is impossible to specify with any assurance the precise dates of his Muftilik , one thing at least is clearly stated : that Abdulkerim was Mufti not in the time of Bayezid II ( 886–918/1481–1512 ) but in the time of Mehmed II ( 855–86/1451–81 ) . |
| 3 | There are late Flavian-Trajanic military works depots on the frontier which produced pottery , but from the time of Hadrian onwards , a different supply system was introduced . |
| 4 | This mysterious drug has not been identified by botanists , but from the time of Solon to that of Caesar it was to Cyrene what sherry is to Spain . |
| 5 | This did not take on , but from the time of the Pioneers some red-figure artists sometimes draw in outline on a white slip , most often on the interior of a cup where there was not the problem of the receding surface . |
| 6 | There were none of this in the beginning , in the first two years , but at the time of ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ , a lot of drugs began to come in , a lot of alcohol came in with different individuals , which helped fuel things . |
| 7 | But at the time of the launch of Dada , Modigliani was not clear about the meaning of the new movement and no one else seemed to know . |
| 8 | This is a welcome and long overdue development but at the time of writing the detailed regulations bringing it into force have yet to be published . |
| 9 | Folklore Society ( London ) Founded in 1878 , the society has more than 50 major collections , but at the time of writing these have not been catalogued . |
| 10 | It is difficult to imagine , now that the Red Planet is knee-deep in silicite replicas and sentimental re-creations of the ‘ Ancients ’ owing more to fancy than to archaeology , but at the time of the Big Step the only vestiges of that once proud race of architects and engineers were the great canals . |
| 11 | Of course the message had to be wrapped in a fairly light romantic story but at the time of the opening there was concern that publicity was concentrating too much on the comedy and not enough on the ‘ timeliness ’ of the film . |
| 12 | It is likely they may be amalgamated or changed in the future , but at the time of writing they are : |
| 13 | Statutory provisions embodying the CICS have been enacted , but at the time of writing they had not been brought into force . |
| 14 | The whole area of classification is one which is regularly the subject of Market Research Society working parties , and from time to time provokes a rash of articles in the technical press , but at the time of writing there is little sign of any real breakthrough to a new and better system . |
| 15 | Eight per cent finished in October , but at the time of writing many of the October course organisers had still to return questionnaires to [ MS for coding and analysis . |
| 16 | He had access to scores and opportunities of hearing orchestral excerpts in concert , but at the time of the publication of BT the only Wagnerian work he had seen performed remained Meistersinger . |
| 17 | EVER-MARRIED ( WOMEN ) — The term includes currently married women and women who once married but at the time of the observation were divorced , separated or widowed , and excludes single persons . |
| 18 | But at the time of the Tughluks , when the gridded lines of now-collapsed rubble were bustling streets and bazaars , armouries and elephant stables , all rising up from the glittering waters of the lake , then the sight must have been breathtaking . |
| 19 | and erm of course computers did n't help in the slightest because er , I think the er , I may be wrong about this but as I understood it erm the computer programmer worked for West Suffolk but at the time of reorganization he 'd got himself another job . |
| 20 | The manner of his election was dubious in the extreme ; Gallus had spent much time at the court of Theuderic , but at the time of Quintianus 's death he was in Clermont ; while the citizens were trying to decide on a new candidate the Holy Spirit descended on Gallus , according to his relative Gregory , and on the advice of his uncle Inpetratus he set off and presented himself to Theuderic , who authorized his consecration . |
| 21 | The possibility of reducing the practising certificate fee for low earners is under discussion , but at the time of writing no decision has been taken . |
| 22 | The need to deal with complicated unregistered titles will slowly disappear , but at the time of writing , it is very important to be able to read through an unregistered title and spot any errors that should form the subject-matter of requisitions on title . |
| 23 | But at the time of Mr Goldsworthy 's killing , Rachael 's responsibility was substantially impaired . |
| 24 | Nadim Bashir , defending , said Fulcher , of Spencerfield Crescent , Thorntree , Middlesbrough , now accepted his marriage was over but at the time of the incident there were problems over access to their children . |
| 25 | But at the time of the killing , Mrs McGuffog 's husband Alan was in a shed 60 yards away , splitting logs . |
| 26 | But at the time of building I think it was just continued practice from the victorian days to run it round on the top . |
| 27 | In The German Ideology Marx had used Tacitus as his source for tribal German society , but by the time of Formen he became influenced by the nationalist and romantic nineteenth-century tradition of German historiography , a tradition which was to influence him even more later on , and which was to have a dramatic and harmful effect on Engels . |
| 28 | Hopeless romantics , Sox fans come back each Spring for more , but by the time of this Orioles game last year were already conceding that the 1991 team was not one on which to pin their perennial dreams . |
| 29 | But by the time of Charlemagne the majority of warriors were on horseback , though it is not clear if they actually fought from horseback or if they used the horses simply as rapid transport for traditional Frankish foot soldiers . |
| 30 | But by the time of the Hinkley C Inquiry , the CEGB had firmly opted for the Pressurized Water Reactor . |