Example sentences of "be [verb] [that] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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1 | An inquest in Lancaster had earlier been told that by the time the information was received , Lancashire Police had spent £250,000 investigating what they thought was the murder of John Threlfall , 18 . |
2 | It is little surprise that they are saying that for the time being they will give Mrs Cresson the ‘ benefit of the doubt ’ . |
3 | It might be said that at the time of the signing of the document he was in no position to resist both the seizure of all his goods under a distress and the forfeiture of his lease with no practical possibility of relief . |
4 | The key to a successful prosecution is proving that at the time of the offence the children understood the seriousness of what they were doing and were not simply behaving mischievously . |
5 | ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire . |
6 | Voluntary settlements ( in particular family settlements made after marriage ) are set aside by a bankruptcy if made within two years before ; and even if made within ten years before , unless it is shown that at the time the bankrupt was able to meet his liabilities without the settled property . |
7 | The court was told that at the time he thought he had AIDS . |