Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] time it was " in BNC.
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1 | After a short time it was clear that Sir Henry had fallen deeply in love with the beautiful Miss Stapleton . |
2 | It is a house which has given rise to much aesthetic conjecture , and for a long time it was deemed to be the first seed of the modern movement in England , for it did not appear to be built in any revival style , but in a fresh new one . |
3 | For a long time it was known as Benjamins Mill , a name occasionally used today . |
4 | For a long time it was felt that having kiddies was the answer to a woman 's complete fulfilment . |
5 | For a long time it was thought that this Gospel was written by Matthew the Apostle . |
6 | For a long time it was assumed by archaeologists that here , too , the purpose was religious . |
7 | For a long time it was felt that Agrippa was the builder , and later that his portico had been reerected in the later building . |
8 | Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley . |
9 | At a later time it was even decreed that should there be no male ( in particular a father ) available to sever the foreskin and make the blood flow , then the child should wait until he had grown up and then perform the operation himself . |