Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the time [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently there 'd been this girl , Spanish or Portuguese I think , and Ollie had been giving her private lessons at his flat , and he thought she fancied him , and he 'd had a couple of Special Brews at the time and thought she was just shy , and then he tried kissing her , and it 's the old , old , sordid story , is n't it ? |
| 2 | He had been playing Happy Families at the time and wondering why it was that the families depicted on the cards should be so happy and his was n't . |
| 3 | ‘ I was shooting a lot of travel features at the time and had done a few aerials just to try something new . |
| 4 | John Veal was Chief Inspector of Accidents at the time and led the UK delegation while I was its only other member as alternate delegate . |
| 5 | Although his win brought amazed gasps at the time and returned odds of 444–1 on the tote , Foinavon in fact had been bought specifically with the Grand National in mind . |