Example sentences of "a [noun sg] at time " in BNC.
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1 | I am quite a pleader at times and this occasion surpassed all previous pleads imaginable . |
2 | But although I said I was reasonably Spartan , this bare Nissen hut and my little windy bivouac pall a bit at times . |
3 | Young men like to lash out a bit at times . |
4 | Being in unhorsey vet in Yorkshire was a penance at times , especially in a racing stable like this which was an equine shrine . |
5 | We used ter fight over work , an' there 's still a scramble at times , let me tell yer . |
6 | There is one other point , although erm you know , it 's good that they are in the er areas which the tenants er , live so it 's er not very difficult for tenants to come and see their councillors but er er , there is a difficulty at times when er the er air the housing manager has to ring around to get the er members , who are able to sit on that panel and sometimes that is difficult because we have just three members and sometimes they ca n't all fit in the , whereas when you have a larger group if one member ca n't attend , there 's invariably sufficient there to be able to come to a decision so I think that that 's on the other side of the balance sheet . |
7 | The walking is seldom demanding , though the many stiles and gates in the heavily farmed country will make you feel like a steeplechaser at times . |
8 | The nasal tone produced by the badly-set broken nose easily became a sneer at times . |
9 | Souness , who reported that the latest injuries to hit the club were not too serious , added : ‘ It was difficult to entertain in that wind , but I thought we played like a team at times tonight . ’ |
10 | ‘ There 's a body of opinion over here that we 're too British , ’ adds Fruitbat , ‘ and that does make me feel like I 'm banging my head against a wall at times . |
11 | So when when they bring the cassettes back I find it easier because you can get in quite a rush at times and you ca n't keep up with . |
12 | Talking to Murtach was like fighting a duel at times . |
13 | United lived on a tightrope at times . |
14 | The trouble is , I get all of a whirl at times like that . |
15 | ‘ It 's a bit of a strain at times . ’ |
16 | Er , I sorry , , just clearing my throat , er , I did , I did delegate if somebody put it on the end of somebody 's assignment , then I to it , but I tend to find I underestimate what people can do for me all the time , and do n't identify just how much those people can give me back , and I did , or I do have a tendency at times to give people like before , to hold on too much , try and do too much myself , and er , you ca n't do it that way in case . |
17 | Bit of a problem at times . |
18 | Now only if I knew Jamie Forrester tickets may not be such a problem at times … |
19 | At that standard the energy saved by running in a shoe at times weighing under 150g , can significantly alter the outcome of the race . |