Example sentences of "so [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greek became the lingua franca of this region and remained so during the time of the Roman empire . |
| 2 | So for the time of the visit there was a truce . |
| 3 | And the mono thing worked ; we found it was a format we could really use well , so for the time being we 're carrying on down the path . |
| 4 | But at the age of twelve I knew that a falconry course was way beyond my means , so for the time being I had to be content with reading about it . |
| 5 | So for the time being it would be prudent to treat money as a major variable in our relationship with crime and conformity . |
| 6 | Germany and Spain were eventually to become major producers of armour : within a century or so of the time of Barbarossa some of the most famous makers of armour were German , while Cologne became renowned for its swords . |
| 7 | That meant within an hour or so of the time at which Mary Penrose claimed that Riddle had left her . |
| 8 | If they wish to cancel any of the rooms allocated they must do so within the time limit set by the hotel or they will be billed for them . |
| 9 | Should they wish to complete the programme students should make arrangements to do so within the time limits specified . |
| 10 | In many cases , this delayed start will not be noticeable , especially if there is no important action right at the beginning ; the only real effect is that the shot is about one second shorter than you intended , and you will soon learn to allow for this by adding a second or so to the time before you press the button to end the shot . |
| 11 | If it sounds funny now , it was not so at the time . |
| 12 | So to the middle-aged man who came up to me in the car park and confessed that in the fifth form he had been silently in love with me — why did n't he say so at the time ? |
| 13 | I said so at the time , did n't I , Kathleen ? ’ |
| 14 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
| 15 | But , says his co-worker Dr David Morgan , if Allison thought that this was due to the production of free-oxygen radicals , ‘ He certainly did not say so at the time . ’ |
| 16 | I said so at the time , if you remember . |
| 17 | If you wish to apply for such a pass , please do so at the time or order , giving the following details and indicate whether or not your order is dependent on the allocation of a Vehicle Pass : Date required , Vehicle registration number , Vehicle type , Drivers ’ name or organisation , Number of persons with disabilities and total number of passengers . |
| 18 | It was pure good luck that someone dropped out so I could come this weekend — at least , I thought so at the time . ’ |
| 19 | So , for many years , the couple made their living as hired help , and were doing so at the time of the film 's success . |
| 20 | IT MIGHT not have seemed so at the time , but Troy Coker 's sending-off for punching against Bath proved to be a blessing in disguise for the quarrelsome Queenslander . |
| 21 | Not that she had seen it so at the time . |
| 22 | ‘ It seemed so at the time to myself , ’ admitted Edward ruefully . |
| 23 | But the most notable act of all this trans-Pacific ambition — when seen from today 's vantage point , if not necessarily so at the time — was President Fillmore 's decision to send out Commodore Perry and his ‘ black ships ’ , to bring sense to the isolationist shoguns who in almost Carthusian seclusion , ran the state of Nihon . |
| 24 | However , the situation of older and younger generations is similar in a different sense , in that in both cases the position of individuals within those structures is determined very largely by factors outside their control — very obviously so at the time when the issue of old age pensions was first on the agenda . |
| 25 | Lugh had never thought it a good idea , and he had said so at the time , only nobody had listened . |
| 26 | ‘ Then why on earth did n't you say so at the time ? ’ |
| 27 | He remembered falling , and the deck coming up to hit him , which brought back the sensation — although it had n't done so at the time — of the moment just before the torpedo hit Lanark . |
| 28 | She had thought so at the time . |
| 29 | No one else seemed to think so at the time . |
| 30 | ‘ You never said so at the time , ’ she mutters . |