Example sentences of "[was/were] the [adj] time [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh the teachers were very good , they usually greeted you with a big plum or something , if it was the right time of the year , which it usually was . |
| 2 | In the Western calendar a new decade had just begun — it was the right time for a new beginning ! |
| 3 | It was the second time in a fortnight the Glens had gone down to Portadown , but Saturday 's was a much brighter performance than the 3– |
| 4 | This was the ritualistic time for the slaying of a leader , as Julius Caesar found out to his peril . |
| 5 | But as they had n't seen each other since the day they both left the house , I did n't think my debut in The Jungle Book was the best time for a reunion . |
| 6 | ‘ It was the first time with the woman I love . ’ |
| 7 | It was the first time for a long while that Tommy had come into the dining rooms for his morning break and Carrie had spotted him from the window as he pulled up outside and climbed down wearily from his horsecart . |
| 8 | It was the first time during the Third Reich that a Führer speech had provoked such direct criticism in the reportage of upper civil servants . |
| 9 | When he finally did stop working , it was the first time in a year and a half that everyone involved stopped and got a chance to take a break , and once everyone took a break , things began to change . |
| 10 | It was the first time in the campaign that there had been any rapport between the embattled figures on the platform and the assembled press and television correspondents . |
| 11 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |
| 12 | The fact that it was the first time in the 20th century that either of the major parties had selected an all-southern election ticket reflected the widespread belief that only by recapturing support lost to the Republicans in the south could the Democrats hope to win the presidency . |
| 13 | The result represented a radical change in Liechtenstein politics since it was the first time in the principality 's history that a third party had been elected to parliament . |
| 14 | It was the first time in the tournament Graf had been extended to three sets , and the seven games Sabatini won in the second set were just one fewer than Graf had conceded in her four previous rounds . |
| 15 | , business director of Courtaulds Aerospace in Germany , said it was the first time in the world that a chromate-free coating had been given the go-ahead for civil aircraft manufacture . |
| 16 | It was the normal time for a private member 's bill , but it was certainly not the normal time for a major Prime Ministerial oration . |
| 17 | It was the sixth time in a year he 'd been a victim of crime , but this time the culprits , two youths , had been arrested . |
| 18 | It was the coldest time of the year and the first thing I insisted on was having a telephone . |
| 19 | This was the wrong time for a confrontation . |
| 20 | It was the wrong time of the year for bees . |
| 21 | It was the fourth time during the campaign that Mr Major had faced ordeal by egg . |
| 22 | YESTERDAY 'S incident in Southampton was the fourth time during the campaign that Mr Major has been subjected to ordeal by egg . |
| 23 | But now work on their old school is approaching its end and today was the last time for the children on the buses . |
| 24 | Got that on Monday morning I thought that was the worst time of the week . |
| 25 | It was the happiest time of the day : lessons were over and the long written homework could not be started . |