Example sentences of "[art] time been " in BNC.
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| 1 | She recalled that she had at the time been a little put out by the prince 's interest in Joan — but now the important thing was to persuade Joan to join in the festivities and bring her a first-hand report . |
| 2 | Designed as an ‘ everyman 's ’ aeroplane , the venture might have succeeded had the market economy at the time been more buoyant . |
| 3 | Never has the time been more opportune to revive the worship of the Great Earth Goddess and her consorts ( History of the World NI 196 ) . |
| 4 | Seldom has the time been more appropriate or the need more urgent for a Bill of this kind . |
| 5 | Christopher and I then returned to the fringes of power , having for a time been drawn perilously close to the centre . ’ |
| 6 | Each spurt in investment has for a time been halfway successful in boosting harvests and production , but policy to date has failed to grasp the nettles of productivity , variety , distribution and responsible land use . |
| 7 | While moral suasion had been favoured in the War ( in preference to rationing ) as a means of restricting domestic demand , and had for a time been partially successful , as peace returned it lost much of its impact . |
| 8 | Secondly , I know that this committee has over a time been concerned about the resource needs |