Example sentences of "time [prep] year [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found that the bats ' activity was clearly related to the air temperature , but also that at certain times of year they were crucially influenced by the street lights ( Holarctic Ecology , vol. 14 , pp 203–7 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Neither does anyone else , but of course Graham 's furious now that he 's started winning , because for the first time for years he could have set up some good contracts — and not least collected some commission on the bonuses paid by Hi-Flight . ’ |
| 3 | They ordered , sipped drinks , and Therese was conscious that it was the first time for years she had eaten a meal alone with a man . |
| 4 | Here , the planting is mixed — perennials will transform the garden in summer but at this time of year they 're invisible , having been cut back and mulched during the autumn . |
| 5 | IN large enough doses , pheromones have an attracting , and calming effect on women and at this time of year they are at their most powerful . |
| 6 | This time of year they 're all stabled at night and with a good lock on the door . |
| 7 | I noted the time they woke up every day , the places they fed , the food they ate , the time of year they made their nests , and so on . |
| 8 | Peregrines executing a dive are the fastest animals in the world , but at this time of year they are particularly vulnerable to attack while they are displaying and setting up breeding territories . |
| 9 | Yeah probably so yeah , and at this time of year they 're fetching so ridiculous in low money anyway , probably better off in the summer when the lads want to go out , out and about , well they 're not bothered now nobody wants to go anywhere do they ? |
| 10 | At this time of year we receive many such representations , but they must be weighed against the annual death toll of 110,000 people which is associated with smoking . |
| 11 | Our lodges range from £2,185 to £17,200 depending on the size and the time of year you buy . |
| 12 | At any time of year you 're likely to see plenty of birds , including nuthatch , green woodpecker and jay . |
| 13 | Well , you might want to , but at this autumnal time of year you do n't sink down onto cold pebbles making love in the starlight , unless you 're carrying a groundsheet . |
| 14 | AT this time of year it 's not unusual to see the odd pumpkin turn into a coach . |
| 15 | Healthy , lustrous hair will complement any cut , although at this time of year it may become rather depressed after the exhausting effects of the sun and sea . |
| 16 | It will be recalled that the proceedings had been adjourned from June to August , and about that time of year it appears that the first appellant was offered employment in Italy . |
| 17 | No matter what time of year it is , you can freeze your socks off in winter or be boiling to death in summer , and the Ipswich to Debenham bus is always late . |
| 18 | A dubious label , they 'd tell you , in the middle of winter , but at this time of year it comes into its own . |
| 19 | SHOULD Labour Councillors in Eastbourne , whose party has had the area to itself for as long as I can remember , ‘ knock on doors ’ in this area , I hope residents will raise the question of the state of the Neasham Road approach to Darlington , south of the railway bridge , particularly when at this time of year it is a pleasure to approach the town from any other direction . |
| 20 | SHOULD Labour councillors in Eastbourne , whose party has had the area to itself for as long as I can remember , ‘ knock on doors ’ in this area , I hope residents will raise the question of the state of the Neasham Road approach to Darlington , south of the railway bridge , particularly when at this time of year it is a pleasure to approach the town from any other direction . |
| 21 | we 'll have to re-issue another one which could take sort of , you know , this time of year it 's over a week so he said well it definitely has . |
| 22 | ‘ Some , ’ I yielded the point , ‘ but at this time of year I wo n't go far from land while I do it . ’ |
| 23 | At this time of year I remember a cuckoo 's |
| 24 | time of year I mean he you just . |
| 25 | Building up to Christmas it were like , in between sixty to seventy , but this time of year I 'm just on me rock bottom . |
| 26 | At this time of year he would normally move his hives north to the Derbyshire peak district , to take advantage of the flowering heather . |
| 27 | Her daughter drives out from Bamford once a week but around this time of year she goes to stay with some other relative , I 'm not sure where , so I dare say she is n't there at the moment and you have n't got any immediate neighbours resident . |
| 28 | Despite the time of year she intended to dress herself in mauve silk , a coat and skirt faced with regal purple and embellished with a cream lace jabot . |
| 29 | This is usually the time of year she asks for my subscription to the Church of England Orphans and I wonder if she has forgotten me . |
| 30 | About this time of year she 'd have expected business to be picking up , but instead it remains ominously quiet . |