Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at the time that " in BNC.

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1 I assumed at the time that he was crying for the garden and what he 'd done to it .
2 I believed at the time that I more or less grasped the metaphorical implications of this , but after I had put the phone down I found I was not as clear as I should have hoped to be about exactly what was required of me in concrete practical terms .
3 I remember at the time that all the crews felt a great deal happier being so much nearer the rest of the Lancs and Halifaxes , and no longer were in great danger of our oppoes dropping bombs and incendiaries on us .
4 If the Thamesdown one did n't , er , the officers for their own reasons have separated out this particular er , activity , erm , and I felt at the time that it was unreasonable to give a hundred percent funding to er , most C A B's but not to one .
5 ‘ But I knew at the time that I felt I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again .
6 I thought at the time that leaving John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers was a bit speculative , even though Peter , Mick ( Fleetwood ) and myself had already cut a couple of tracks within the Bluesbreakers band format , one of which was called Fleetwood Mac .
7 Certainly I thought at the time that Hunt would end up sponsored by Marlboro and driving a McLaren .
8 I realize now that I should have fired him right then but I thought at the time that when we got him on the set he would be OK .
9 I must say I thought at the time that it was a pretty rough night to choose for a sentimental journey …
10 I thought at the time that her absent luncheon companion must have been a boorish character , and even the greatest friends of Randolph Churchill would find difficulty in defending him from this charge .
11 I said at the time that reports are ALWAYS one sided when the score is 3–0 or 4–0 , this coupled with what I actually heard on radio 5 and what Ive seen of the goals is that Leeds had plenty of the ball , just found it hard to break a 6,7,8 man defence , and norwich looked dangerous on the counter attack .
12 I said at the time that it was rather important from the point of view of the economy that we should not have wage increases which we could not afford .
13 She claimed at the time that colleagues had lied in a bid to get her fired because she was unpopular .
14 ‘ You approached Miss Needham , repeated Markby evenly , ‘ whether or not you knew at the time that was her name , and you asked her to sign .
15 ‘ Everyone was looking for reasons why he left us and no-one appreciated at the time that his health was suffering .
16 But it 's not part of the the police case here , that they knew at the time that they entered the flat .
17 It seemed at the time that he might not have much need of intimacy .
18 It seemed at the time that meeting the Fracxillians could created some sort of major turning point in my career .
19 We all assumed that because of the , yeah the media pressure , at least talks would start , but I think possibly the management thought that because of this one-sided pressure , you know it seemed at the time that nothing nice was being said about the management , you know you can almost understand them being reluctant to go into a room and offering their side of the argument .
20 he said at the time that as soon as his international career was over that he could go back to Blackheath and see them right .
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