Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [adv] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , for many years , the couple made their living as hired help , and were doing so at the time of the film 's success . |
| 2 | ‘ Because I 'll never cry for you again , ’ I said , which was a very false promise , because I was crying inside at the time , and only I know how much I cried for her later . |
| 3 | David Paul McKnight ( 27 ) , of Juniper Park was said by his solicitor at Craigavon Crown Court to be ‘ a virtual alcoholic ’ and was drinking heavily at the time of the offences on January 4 . |
| 4 | This time the flood tide of ‘ forward and backward Cs in which the French so much delight ’ was flowing inexplicably at a time when we and the French were fighting the Seven Years War and French fashions , like French bottle makers and garlic , were desperately unpopular . |
| 5 | The man , who 's in his forties , was working alone at the time . |