Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the company has been dormant from the time of its formation , the special resolution will be effective if passed before the first general meeting at which accounts are to be laid . |
| 2 | Strip examination revealed that this was the result of slight corrosion on the contacts , and the evidence suggested that this may well have been present at the time of the accident . |
| 3 | I have no idea how i it went around a up in the northern hemisphere , over Scandinavia , and Georgia 's in the south , so you 'd have think it 'd have been weak by the time it got down I 'm not a scientist , I have no idea what |
| 4 | I must own that the possibility of taking matters further did cross my mind and infiltrated my uncensored dreams , but it would have been unwise at the time and later I was glad we had left things as they were . |
| 5 | Further along the village another house used to be the ‘ cookhouse ’ and game room for them — the meals must have been cold by the time they arrived at the table of Londesborough Lodge ! |
| 6 | These ‘ would seem to have been traditional at the time , for Ormandy did the same in his Philadelphia recording . |
| 7 | In R v Love the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction of a director of a printing company who had been absent at the time a print order for obscene books was accepted , and who had no personal knowledge of the contents of those books . |
| 8 | He had been sceptical at the time , but she 'd been quite right , for he had suddenly understood the story . |
| 9 | partly the causes were external — loss of friends , hosts of visitors — but partly temperamental : Tolkien could not ‘ discipline himself into adopting regular working methods ’ ( a fault of which he had been aware since the time of ‘ Leaf by Niggle ’ ) . |
| 10 | Neither was it beyond the bounds of probability that a man of eighty-three had been confused about the time . |
| 11 | The Rutland jurors swore on 7 December 1299 that all the vills and lands outside the bounds they then set out had been afforested in the time of King John . |
| 12 | It had been enjoyable at the time , but after it was over it had left a disagreeable taste in the mouth . |
| 13 | CCG 's staff services manager Karen Pleva commented : ‘ Once staff got used to adding credit onto their cards , they have been impressed by the time saved . |
| 14 | As a long-term contributor to the feature we have always taken pains to ensure that the rates we have quoted have been correct at the time of the survey ( usually December ) . |