Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.

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1 An ambitious reclamation scheme on the south coast also came to nothing around this time .
2 Elsie , who lived with us at that time , just sat with tears streaming down her face .
3 But whatever she was up to — and it was something — she spent days ticking and marking the party guest list , a thick , creamy piece of paper she kept with her at all times .
4 It 's not easy to find words for what the two of them meant to me at that time .
5 After this she began to hear strange sounds and melodies ‘ that she could not well hear what a man said to her at that time , unless he spoke the louder .
6 It does please me but the thing sometimes is , you do n't get results , I mean I just said to him at half time ‘ come on we 've got to be a bit stronger , ’ you know I thought we were playing quite well , but I thought we were letting them dominate us a little bit .
7 Elizabeth wrote to me at this time .
8 I was too upset to eat or drink , but she sat with me for some time , talking gently to me , wiping away my tears , and helping me to recover .
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