Example sentences of "in [adj] times they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In Victorian times they used to be about 35 inches wide ; now they can be as narrow as 30 inches . |
| 2 | Now in Victorian times they were kept as pets and just like hamsters are today and there are still one or two around that er might just give you that impression but I may be really off the , the level here . |
| 3 | In Victorian times they were very common , and often found in the nursery . |
| 4 | In post-Vedic times they became : |
| 5 | Back in Saxon times they were used as diuretics and were just one of dozens of herbs , plants and berries taken for medical purposes . |
| 6 | Already in Predynastic times they were using it to make beads , and throughout the Dynastic period it was employed together with lapis lazuli , carnelian and coloured glass to infill cloisonné work on jewellery , notably on the breast ornaments worn by Tutankhamun ( Plate I ) . |