Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] the [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He claims this was the best time of his life . |
| 2 | He claims this was the best time of his life . |
| 3 | At the end of the story significantly called Youth , a story in which Conrad calls on his own memory of the testing of ardent feelings in critical conditions in describing the last fatal , curtailed voyage of the old Judea , Marlow as narrator , sitting in comfortable middle age among men who , like him , had served an apprenticeship at sea , challenges them to deny that this was the best time of their lives : |
| 4 | Owen had the impression that this was the first time for her , as it certainly was n't for the other two . |
| 5 | This was the first time since 1948 that the entire Legislative Yuan had been elected , and the first time ever that it had been elected entirely within Taiwan . |
| 6 | A rifleman hit two men crouching near the Colonel , who later wrote that ‘ this was the first time in warfare that I truly felt fear . |
| 7 | This was the first time in my life that I had lived in deep country , without easy access to shops , transport and people I knew . |
| 8 | This was the first time in history that a trade union banner had been borne aloft in a great military and naval display . |
| 9 | This was the first time in her life that she 'd been in the company of a man who could bring her out in nervous flushes , make her heartbeat race and her stomach turn all watery , just by watching her … |
| 10 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |
| 11 | But this was the one time in his life he was n't going to curl up and ignore things . |
| 12 | This was the ritualistic time for the slaying of a leader , as Julius Caesar found out to his peril . |
| 13 | From this primitive idea sprang the belief that it was important to celebrate Easter at the correct date , since this was the crucial time of combat between God ( or Christ ) and the Devil , and God required the support of his worshippers to defeat the Devil . |
| 14 | This was the third time in six months that the federal government had intervened in state politics to redress alleged fraud . |
| 15 | This was the wrong time for a confrontation . |
| 16 | This was the formative time of her life intellectually — she received a second class ( division I ) in part i of the economic tripos ( 1907 ) and a first in part ii ( 1908 ) — and emotionally , through enduring friendships formed . |
| 17 | ( 72 ) This was the last time in his life that he was heard to raise his voice . |
| 18 | At thirty-two years of age , Chrissie Stone could take the occasional shock to her system , but this was the fourth time in two weeks that she had slept late , and it was beginning to get her down . |
| 19 | Nick , holding her , said quietly , " That was the first time for you . " |
| 20 | ‘ You know , that was the best time of my life , when I drove the Truck , ’ said Angalo dreamily . |
| 21 | The night-time , the time after she had been tucked up in bed , that was the proper time for Fenna , for flying and dreams . |
| 22 | Got that on Monday morning I thought that was the worst time of the week . |