Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts . |
| 2 | The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony . |
| 3 | He divided the number of crimes by the number of minutes in an hour to show how many crimes were committed in a certain time . |
| 4 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
| 5 | You too were beckoned in a dark time : |
| 6 | The Tynedale Fenwicks and the Liddesdale Elliots were involved for a long time in a savage , unyielding feud ; and the Armstrongs , among their many clashes , quarrelled simultaneously with the Scottish Turnbulls and Johnstones and with the English Bells , while the Bells were also feuding with the English Grahams . |
| 7 | Once the parties had been heard , the master or registrar would have the power either to make an ‘ unless ’ order , that is that the case would be struck out unless particular steps were taken within a particular time , or the case would be set down for trial . |
| 8 | ‘ You were talking for a long time , ’ she said . |
| 9 | We were playing for a long time before we ever had a deal , and when we eventually got signed by a big company , they pretty much took us for what we were . |
| 10 | As lithium salts were not amenable to being patented , they did not attract the attention of the drug industry : also they had a bad reputation for their toxic effects , and so Cade 's findings were neglected for a long time . |
| 11 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 12 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
| 13 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 14 | At this point I could have gone home , foreseeing a frustrating week ahead full of missed takes ; nevertheless after a few words ( all unprintable ) from Rick the cat rod was recast for a third time . |
| 15 | The deal took place at a public inquiry in 1981 , when the owner , Wedgwood , was applying for a second time for consent to demolish . |
| 16 | The EC markets are closely linked , points out the Meat and Livestock Commission , and , although the sudden , sharp fall in UK prices was largely irrespective of other European markets , a similar move in Continental prices was expected within a short time . |
| 17 | But she , you know , it was built for a long time before she got anything in it . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I was relaxing for a long time . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He made notes and said that if he had a key to the house he 'd be able to plan what was needed in a shorter time . |
| 22 | Once examined , the church was opened for a short time so that the locals could view the remains prior to the coffin being resealed and put back ‘ as near as circumstances would admit , in status quo ’ . |
| 23 | She explained that Donald was going through a difficult time , ‘ We all have our difficult times , right ? ’ and Nathan would have to be patient with him . |
| 24 | He felt that Emerson was going through a hard time in his own life , that he was confused , that he was having marital problems , that Brazil and his family were getting him down : in other words , that Emerson was under a lot of pressure . |
| 25 | It was thought for a long time that he was a Carthusian but there is no firm evidence for this . |
| 26 | The horn was sounded for a third time , a single blast , long and mournful . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She thought afterwards , and was to think for a long time , that it was Sophie and Teodor who saved her . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This experiment was conducted over a longer time period ( ten days ) , starting with young plants . |