Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adv] [verb] at that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith was still gasping at that when he added , ‘ To get to the reason why I sent for you — ’ |
| 2 | The Romans were certainly prime movers , but not that quick , and without introducing a pettifogging intimacy with dates , names , and trifling matters of fact , might it be mentioned that the legions were desperately occupied at that time around the Medway and not Melrose ? |
| 3 | The price to be paid for the sub-licences was either agreed at that time or subsequently by letter or telex and the sub-licence was then prepared in Hong Kong and sent to the customer for signature . |
| 4 | It is true that a commitment was made to the ‘ progressive realisation of economic and monetary union ’ in 1972 , but the meaning of the phrase was never defined at that stage . |
| 5 | Er well the committee will recall that shortly after it published its report in Spring ninety two , the new German Minister of Defence questioned whether the project was still required at that degree of sophistication . |
| 6 | For practical purposes — although a wealth of detail needed to be settled — the problem was substantially resolved at that famous meeting on 15 December 1975 . |
| 7 | If it was not unreasonable , the offer was still alive when A handed in at the post office his telegram of acceptance , and the contract was therefore completed at that moment . |
| 8 | And William George of course was still practising at that time . |
| 9 | It is questionable whether the spaying of cows was widely practised at that time , but it is well known that London dairymen were only interested in a continuous milk supply . |
| 10 | I seem to recall that a gentleman called T. Dan Smith was also involved at that time and that he was not a Conservative . |