Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adj] at [art] time " in BNC.

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1 Both would appear increasingly outmoded at a time when technological innovation was presented as indispensable to the modernization of the economy , ‘ the computerization of society ’ .
2 With my guitar , I was trying to sound like Lightning Hopkins and John Lee Hooker and people like this , and we just thought … ‘ this sounds OK ’ , and it did n't sound too bad at the time .
3 You are also responsible for the formation of future adults and , although children may not seem terribly appreciative at the time , most of them , when grown up , look back with delight on simple childhood memories .
4 The TV playback showed that Southall had held the ball for 13 seconds , although it did not seem as long at the time .
5 It did n't seem particularly odd at the time , I suppose , but looking back I was surprised he did n't say anything like , ‘ Have a nice trip . ’
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