Example sentences of "around the time of [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My father 's nightly trips across the river were usually to the Colbert in Sheffield [ built around the time of Pearl Harbour , half a block from the Ritz , today a parking lot ] and the Tuscumbian [ built in 1950 , a block from the Strand , today part of a bank ] . |
| 2 | The last of the mines had been closed around the time of Tace 's birth and the entrances to the shafts had been closed or blocked by rockfalls . |
| 3 | Around the time of Rudder 's comments , there were eight fulling mills at work within the parish . |
| 4 | Around the time of Jesus 's birth , a militant , armed opposition to Rome was organised and led by a man who also claimed the title of Messiah . |
| 5 | Dr Dickson , on whose research our knowledge of the structure of debt holding depends , has analysed the pattern for Bank of England , South Sea , East India and government 4 per cent stock around the time of Pelham 's reduction of interest in 1749 – . |
| 6 | Randy Hansen 's stage show is an extension of what Jimi Hendrix was doing at around the time of Woodstock and the Isle Of Wight festivals . |