Example sentences of "who [was/were] [adv] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was smitten not especially by Sandra 's looks , but by her whole demeanour , and those who were around at the time must have thought he had understated his feelings when he said later , ‘ It was a no-big-deal act for me . |
| 2 | ‘ We have a number of differing accounts from the people who were there at the time . |
| 3 | The Society has displayed confidence in the contributors by printing their nostalgic talk verbatim and the result is a fascinating account of the town in the earlier part of this century , through the voices of the men and women who were there at the time . |
| 4 | It is really impossible for someone not technically qualified , or who was not at the time encouraged to understand more than a very limited aspect of its functions , to analyse the workings of the apparatus . |
| 5 | Rodrigo , who was elsewhere at the time , heard the news with dismay . |
| 6 | In the scenarios above , establishing who was where at the time of the alleged abuse makes the difference between conviction and no conviction . |
| 7 | The prime minister , Giulio Andreotti , who was away at the time , was welcomed home on Monday March 25th by headlines announcing a showdown with Mr Cossiga . |
| 8 | But I had it from Makepeace , who was here at the time . |
| 9 | The police raided the Crown in Dock'ead an' stopped the boxin' that was goin' on there , an' they nicked a lot o' street bookies who was there at the time . |