Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It became apparent about this time that the economy was also slowing down . ’ |
| 2 | It became impossible at that time to use words like ‘ proletarian ’ , ‘ working class ’ or ‘ Blue Col ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ With over 300 covers it was probably too big as a fish restaurant and while it stayed successful for some time as The Chicago Meatpackers , the area around it , in the West End of London , has changed in two major ways . |
| 4 | It stood unused for some time and was burnt down by vandals in 1970 . |
| 5 | It stood idle for some time , eventually being sold in 1897 and demolished a year or so later . |