Example sentences of "time [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clause 8.1.1 is so worded to circumvent the problem by which any time given by a creditor to a debtor could have the effect of releasing the guarantor from its obligations . |
| 2 | The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’ |
| 3 | Once more the Cult of Luxury began to spread , this time cloaked in a secrecy that made it even more attractive to jaded Elf aristocrats . |
| 4 | It added : ‘ This explosion deepens the cracks in a monarchy which a number of Britons have for some time regarded with a mixture of indifference and contempt . ’ |
| 5 | He was standing quite still , feeling both paralysed and yet at the same time filled with a flood of energy . |
| 6 | Her voice sounded strange to her ; weak and croaking , but at the same time filled with a passion she had not known she felt . |
| 7 | The necessity of representing both the time contained in an event ( event time ) and the time containing the event ( universe time , its temporal support ) has long been recognized , at least implicitly , in the distinction between aspect and time-sphere . |
| 8 | When the time approached for a decision on when to ground PA474 , the feeling within the RAF was that PA474 should be kept airworthy for at least another ten years , and the suggestion was made that R5868 should go to Hendon instead , as it was by far the most historical of the two Lancasters . |
| 9 | Undeterred however , it decided on a second offensive , this time confined to a search for a low-level waste dump where the material would be buried in shallow trenches . |
| 10 | But fusion was at the time buried beneath a blanket of secrecy : not open to the usual processes of review that attend research available for the scientific community to read the scientific papers and arrive at their own interpretation of the results . |
| 11 | Firstly s can be replaced by where π is the proper time measured on a clock travelling the same path . |
| 12 | An object the size of the Sun would take 29 minutes to collapse to a singularity under its own gravity — at least that would be the time measured by an observer stationed on its surface before he too vanished into zero dimensions . |
| 13 | Time slowed to a crawl for Howard , as he saw the gun swing up , its wielder moving a half step forward and a half turn round . |
| 14 | He opened a yard to receive consignments of iron ore , which he had arranged through an agent in Sweden , and contacts from his time employed as a salesman were invaluable in developing his trade . |
| 15 | Those characteristics were known to that keeper or were at any time known to a person who at that time had charge of the animal as that keeper 's servant or , where that keeper is the head of a household , were known to another keeper of the animal who is a member of that household and under the age of sixteen . ’ |
| 16 | It extended the provisions of the 1965 Rent Act to tied cottage occupants in agriculture , but at the same time provided for a procedure whereby a former worker could be rehoused by the local authority where the farmer could prove that the house was essential to accommodate a replacement worker . |
| 17 | Trying to convince people the project was worth pursuing was not easy , and over a long period personal time had to be carved out to work on the project from time allocated to a variety of other activities ranging from textile fibres to films and even to electronics . |
| 18 | It could be that this is a time marked by a dearth of characters , or that the smart people in rock are n't interested in self-projection but in obliterating themselves in noise . |
| 19 | Then Fred 's voice came through the steam again , this time accompanied by a cackle of laughter . |
| 20 | In the evening thousands of demonstrators , this time accompanied by a number of motorcycle gangs , gathered again in the city centre . |
| 21 | So that the training is not unduly prolonged the deans suggest that the undergraduate course could be shortened to compensate for the extra time spent as a house officer . |
| 22 | After some time spent as a trainee , she had become an authorised dealer on the male-dominated floor of the Ring , specialising in the fast and furious world of copper futures . |
| 23 | Here the campus is king and no breath of doubt is admitted that time spent at a university is the decisive influence on life , even if the claims of life take one willingly , even defiantly , out of universities forever . |
| 24 | Study 1 demonstrated that risk ratings were positively correlated with the time spent at a junction and the number of vehicles visible at a junction . |
| 25 | The example here is for a self-employed professional who charges for time spent on a number of projects and at a variety of rates . |
| 26 | But time spent with a map at the beginning of a difficult and complicated journey is time well-spent — failure to do so can be disastrous , causing much frustration and waste of time and the real possibility of never reaching the destination at all . |
| 27 | Time spent with a book is special |
| 28 | Time spent by a member in assimilating knowledge on professional , technical and managerial subjects relevant to his or her own work , is considered to be an indication of CPE achievement . |
| 29 | However , other experiments have shown that , in adult male Japanese quail , the time spent near a female in a choice test is strongly linked to the copulation preference ( Bateson , 1978b ) . |
| 30 | What was less obvious was the effect on the system as a whole , which had evolved over a long period of time influenced by a variety of political and economical pressures , and not necessarily in a methodical manner . |