Example sentences of "[be] [adv] there at the time " in BNC.
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1 | In January 1642 , Charles I foolishly entered the House of Commons seeking to arrest five leading Members of Parliament ( who were not there at the time ) and he received a magnificent rebuke from the Speaker of the House . |
2 | In all 228,000 US reservists had been called into service , of whom 106,000 were deployed in the Gulf ( 20,000 being still there at the time of the June 11 announcement ) ; the total US armed forces contingent in the Gulf had numbered 541,000 . |
3 | Mark was out there at the time , so we asked him to help us sort it out . |
4 | I was n't there at the time and I 'm damned if they 're going to top me for your brothers . |
5 | But I was n't there at the time . |
6 | Although I was n't there at the time , just mention it to those who were and watch their colour change to grey ! |
7 | oh no , it was n't there at the time of the Telegraph article was it ? |
8 | Oh I was n't there at the time was I ? |