Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [was/were] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was grey and , and mustard , it sounds revolting but we , we were a bit , I suppose it was the time we had a purple carpet , we had an orange wall , do you remember that living room ? |
| 2 | I knew there was no time to lose and no point in hesitating — I was going to explode soon — so I put my head down and broke free from Jamie and the girl , running off down the street . |
| 3 | Right , O K , I understood it was the time factor that was , right . |
| 4 | Written questions had been invited , and 40 were received on a wide variety of subjects , which meant there was no time for extras from the floor , although the audience did contribute some penetrating comment . |
| 5 | They also put a closing date on the offer which meant there was no time to try again . |
| 6 | We thought it was the time when we could make a gesture in return . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We admit there was a time when the North-East service was among the worst in the country in terms of reliability but we have had a massive turnaround of fortune . ’ |