Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb past] [prep] the time " in BNC.

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1 It is important , therefore , not to exaggerate the long-term effects of Anglo-American differences relating to Palestine , however serious they appeared at the time .
2 They were fed up with three-door cars , which ruled out one of three they considered at the time — the Vauxhall Nova , although this is now available in five-door .
3 She shakes her head at the memory of the anti-commercial ‘ hardcore ’ aesthetic which prevailed at the time .
4 Her mother was so worried she wrote to The Times asking , ‘ Is it fair for any human being , regardless of circumstances , to be treated in this way ? ’
5 It seemed certain it happened at the time of manufacture .
6 Other problems converged with this one , and the solution that was found constituted what seemed at the time a natural development , and seems in retrospect , the decisive start of a second stage .
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