Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . " |
| 2 | ‘ You were talking for a long time , ’ she said . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The deal took place at a public inquiry in 1981 , when the owner , Wedgwood , was applying for a second time for consent to demolish . |
| 5 | I was relaxing for a long time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He was screaming for a long time before he fell , and we could hear that he was running as he screamed . |