Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [prep] [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand I felt I could scarcely ask you to wait while I dealt with the strawboard — you were by this time I think just on the verge of a few conventional politenesses about my work , an awkward stage in conversations of this sort which is difficult to endure gracefully but which is even more difficult to interrupt . |
| 2 | It was about this time she began seeing more and more of Laurence Wheldon … |
| 3 | It was at that time he wrote the first of a series of Scots novels which were to secure for him a place in the history of literature . |
| 4 | It was at this time he was indicted on child abuse charges . |
| 5 | It was during that time we all learned to play properly . |