Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] at the time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Onassis invited me — I did n't know him at the time but later we became great friends — and we talked . |
| 2 | ‘ We did not know it at the time but the torch we lit in Britain , which transformed our country — the torch of freedom that is now the symbol of our party — became a beacon that has shed its light across the Iron Curtain into the East . |
| 3 | I did n't know it at the time but a greater blow awaited me A few days later Mrs Rumney was on the phone again . |
| 4 | He preferred the sort of woman who put her foot in it with grammar and things ; that way he could feel superior by correcting her at the time and having a laugh at her expense later with his male colleagues . |
| 5 | I did n't realize it at the time but I think it wants |
| 6 | The reasons that we need guidelines now is we had n't time to study them at the time and up to the present moment , as far as I 'm aware there 's one section that 's just been formed a couple of months ago . |
| 7 | Did , did you at the time or in the thirties did you have any involvement with the Unemployment Claims Union or anything like that ? |
| 8 | ‘ I think they were quite serious about leaving us at the time and thought they would get an objective opinion from Langford . |
| 9 | My business statement every week is based on the position as I see it at the time and we have organised matters at the time . |