Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] at a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relaxation modulus E r was measured at a standard time interval of 10 s and , is shown as a function of temperature in figure 12.1 . |
| 2 | In Webb the employer was allowed to put forward an explanation , which was accepted as being gender-neutral , that an employee was needed at a specific time to be trained and to cover for a period of maternity leave with the probability of being retained as a permanent employee . |
| 3 | Consistently the view was presented that one had to feel that the job which one was doing at a particular time could be related to some end product . |
| 4 | In a static , unchanging universe , the question of whether it has existed forever or whether it was created at a finite time in the past is really a matter for metaphysics or religion : Either theory could account for such a universe . |
| 5 | At a press conference confirming his promotion to regional inspector of constabulary from April 1 , Mr Dear denied he was leaving at an inappropriate time . |
| 6 | The card deck , together with the output generated by the job , was returned at a later time . |