Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] other time [pers pn] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In any other time he would have been a pirate or a highwayman . ’ |
| 2 | At any other time she would have recognised the bitter note of personal experience in his voice , but all she wanted at that moment was to flee before her worst fears were realised . |
| 3 | He left a plate of chocolate biscuits as a peace offering — at any other time it would have been a great treat — and went off with his friends . |
| 4 | ‘ At any other time it would be a pleasure . ’ |
| 5 | At any other time I would probably telephone my agent and discuss this point for twenty minutes or so , for it is the kind of marginal detail which intrigues me and has never appeared to bore him . |
| 6 | At any other time I 'd have laughed at this innocent self-betrayal ; just now it did n't seem funny , only irritating . |