Example sentences of "[was/were] the [adj] time [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd always wanted to work with Mutt Lange ; I 've actually tried to work with Mutt since 1984 , but he was always busy on a project , but he wanted to do it and it was the right time for both of us . |
| 2 | It was the second time in eight months that Barre had changed the government , and no official reasons were given for the changes , but Barre called on the new Cabinet , sworn in on Sept. 5 , to solve the current civil war and economic crisis . |
| 3 | It was the second time in successive World Cup ties that Leighton had let down his colleagues . |
| 4 | It was the second time in 24 hours that they had acted to stop a party in the county . |
| 5 | In 1941 , after a brief and inauspicious period of Vichy French rule , Lebanon was again occupied by Allied armies ; it was the second time in 24 years that British troops had crossed the southern frontier from Palestine . |
| 6 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 7 | It was the first time since 1966 that the FT , the paper serving businessmen and the City , had failed to endorse the Conservatives . |
| 8 | This was the first time since 1948 that the entire Legislative Yuan had been elected , and the first time ever that it had been elected entirely within Taiwan . |
| 9 | It was the first time since 1921 that England had lost the first three Tests of a home rubber . |
| 10 | It was the first time since 1895 the election of the Speaker had been the subject of a division . |
| 11 | It was the first time at any level England have lost to Turkey and the warning for Graham Taylor on the eve of tonight 's World Cup qualifier at Wembley rang out loud and clear . |
| 12 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 13 | On Saturday they lost to Bath by 20 points to nil … and here 's a fact to blow your socks off it was the first time in 16 years and 420 games that the cherry and whites have failed to score at home |
| 14 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 15 | It was the first time in two decades that a British bike was beating the Japanese and for British biking enthusiasts it was stirring stuff . |
| 16 | It was the first time in more than quarter of a century that the socialists had been returned to power . |
| 17 | It was the first time in American history that serving officers did not dare say what their commander-in-chief had told them to do . |
| 18 | It was the third time in recent years that a county match had been completed inside an August day at Old Trafford . |
| 19 | It was the third time in five years the council had considered a motion to ban hunting . |
| 20 | It was the third time in eight games that the margin of victory had been just two runs . |
| 21 | This was the third time in six months that the federal government had intervened in state politics to redress alleged fraud . |
| 22 | It was the third time in three weeks that such ugly scenes had been witnessed at London grounds . |
| 23 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
| 24 | It was the fourth time in five years that Gotti , whose elegant sartorial taste had earned him the nickname " Dapper Don " , had been indicted . |
| 25 | At thirty-two years of age , Chrissie Stone could take the occasional shock to her system , but this was the fourth time in two weeks that she had slept late , and it was beginning to get her down . |
| 26 | What was the precise time on that clock face when you looked at it just now ? |
| 27 | About three in the morning was the worst time of all , when we were at our lowest ebb . |