Example sentences of "time [verb] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His successor was Sir Clive Wigram , who in June 1931 attended another dinner , this time given by a South African millionaire , Sir Abe Bailey , to promote the National Government conception . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The proclamation came amid a renewal of disturbances akin to those which had surrounded the holding of the referendum , this time provoked by a Croatian government order to disarm reserve police officers in Serb-populated municipalities . |
| 4 | This apparently backward causality , if true , would cause problems for identity theories of mind and has been used by dualists like John Eccles to support their position , with the backward step in time made by a non-physical mind . |
| 5 | In the absence of an animal , or even in addition to it , it is quite possible that some form of comfort was found at a particular place or sanctuary , and even within the minute span of evolutionary time measured by a single generation , it is possible for such a retreat to have become a very special place for a whole family , or even a tribe . |
| 6 | The wartime commentator 's jingoistic jangle was this time replaced by a solemn voice , and we were confronted with pictures of moving skeletons , some of them smiling weakly and making slow gestures . |
| 7 | I feel it is necessary to state my own interest : I am a retired mechanical engineer , at one time employed by a major international oil company where I specialised in research on fuel and lubricants for internal combustion engines . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Then Fred 's voice came through the steam again , this time accompanied by a cackle of laughter . |
| 10 | In the evening thousands of demonstrators , this time accompanied by a number of motorcycle gangs , gathered again in the city centre . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | As dawn broke yesterday , the same group , this time led by a mother with a baby in arms , faced down the police patrols and reached the embassy successfully . |
| 14 | He considered the problem of measuring the time taken by a voice in making a single sound . |
| 15 | they are apt to be too large for constructive action , since the time taken by a committee to resolve a problem tends to be in direct proportion to its size ; |
| 16 | At present , there is no means by which a judge can sufficiently control the length of time taken by a defendant , particularly — this was not the case with the County NatWest and Blue Arrow trial — one who is defending himself . |
| 17 | Shortly after the break , McCoist was again frustrated , this time denied by a fine save from Gouteev . |
| 18 | If you lead a hectically busy life , a microwave oven can be a real life- and time-saver , cooking food in a fraction of the time required by a normal oven . |
| 19 | A further decree in 1982 , this time initiated by a civilian government , reinforced state control of the banking and finance sectors and went a little way to encourage Nigerian capital to invest more in the manufacturing sector . |