Example sentences of "[vb past] be [art] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 When we were there Stan was with us and he 'd been a few times to Brussels to with the Labour Party and , and he said oh it 's great !
2 Charges that there had been no good times in England since William came in , or that William had ruined the nation , were fairly common .
3 It had been a difficult time for everyone , but especially Diana , who was perhaps closest to her father of all the children .
4 She said the Edinburgh summit had been a tense time for the family when it seemed all Mr Garel-Jones ' work on Maastricht could have come to nothing .
5 Many secondees had been a considerable time in their pre-secondment posts and were looking for variety .
6 Yes , that had been the happiest time of her life .
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