Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] at a time when " in BNC.
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1 | And I have stayed ever since because when I joined Roadwatch it was at a time when they were developing from just 15 information stations throughout the country — there are now almost 100 . |
2 | ‘ When I discovered I was pregnant , it was at a time when I was very manic about the group , I felt it was my mission . |
3 | This experience was invaluable when I went to college , for it was at a time when students in training were being told that if a lesson was interesting enough , children would listen . |
4 | It was at a time when there was a big age difference : the elder students were ex-soldiers . |
5 | It was at a time when many lesbians , angry at the lack of weight given to women 's issues within the mixed movement and at the continuing sexism of many gay men , chose to prioritize work with the women 's movement . |
6 | It was at a time when Joyce had brought proceedings for divorce against his first wife , an action which ended in the dissolution of the marriage in 1936 . |
7 | The Arab world was alarmed at the implications of the new Cabinet for the peace process , formed as it was at a time when the USA was considering breaking off its 16-month dialogue with the PLO , following the abortive raid on the Israeli coast on May 30 [ see this page for breaking off of dialogue on June 20 ] . |