Example sentences of "it [be] [prep] [adj] times " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's at such times , as you sit eating a damp sandwich as water drips from your nose , as you scour the map for all the things you ca n't see , that you wonder why the hell you do it . |
| 2 | However , it 's at these times that we are most punishing to ourselves . |
| 3 | It 's worth three times what he gave me for it . ’ |
| 4 | The weapon 's computer thus knows where it is at all times , without relying on any signals from outside . |
| 5 | It is at such times , perhaps , that we wonder about the unconscious effect of what we read . |
| 6 | But some will , and it is at such times that counselling can play an important role . |
| 7 | It is at such times that the independence of the Supreme Court is at its greatest , but they are rather untypical . |
| 8 | If the news was really unexpected she would be off balance and it is at such times that people are most likely to speak the truth . |
| 9 | Our results suggest that endometriosis is less of a problem during pregnancy and the subsequent four years than it is at other times , although the finding was not significant . |
| 10 | ( You are rarely able to sample rhythms as often as you would like. ) ( a ) Are your 4 hours of observations made in a single session or a number of sessions ? ( b ) If it is a single session , is this at the same time or at different times each day ? ( c ) If it is at different times , then how do you arrange them ? ( d ) If it is a number of sessions , then how many ? |
| 11 | ‘ It is at these times that you realize the blessings of a good thick skirt ’ , she reported after her rescue . |
| 12 | It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings . |
| 13 | It is at these times that the ghosts flock most cordially to our summons . ’ |
| 14 | With the show as buoyant as it is in these times , you will perhaps see why I have questioned his assertion that it is a local show and why I can absolutely refute the suggestion that we needed to discount . |
| 15 | Now it was worth five times what he paid for it , a fact on which he often dwelt with satisfaction . |
| 16 | It was at such times , he said , that he was divested of all those characteristics of family , personality and reputation which identified him to the outside world . |
| 17 | He wanted to do more than just look ; it was at such times that he felt the urge to paint . |
| 18 | Assessment of capital very much influenced that , and it was ‘ of the highest importance ’ that it was at all times a proper influence . |
| 19 | The symmetry T means that if you reverse the direction of motion of all particles and antiparticles , the system should go back to what it was at earlier times ; in other words , the laws are the same in the forward and backward directions of time . |
| 20 | It was at those times , or times like the present as they went about the health-care tasks that were now so routine , that she most often brought up the question of this campaign over Tom . |
| 21 | A steady eighty miles an hour and where it was at these times . |
| 22 | Here you will be transported backwards in time as you meander through the Victorian street , with its working craftsmen , and into the period rooms showing life as it was in Victorian times . |