Example sentences of "time [pers pn] was [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the earliest times it was said that sugar was brought to Madeira by Prince Henry the Navigator to capture the trade from the Genoese and Venetians . |
| 2 | In recent times it was feared that Venice was sinking , but modern engineering has come up with a way of pumping water from the mainland to boost the underground water base on which the city rests . |
| 3 | For some time it was suspected that Camp Mill was the site , but this now appears unlikely . |
| 4 | About this time it was announced that pensioners whose means were insufficient to pay their rent were to have the amount made up by social security allowances even if they were living in a private home , so with a light heart I set about making application . |
| 5 | The letter , ‘ I ca n't forgo principles ’ , was reportedly published at the behest of Ligachev and for some time it was believed that Andreeva was the pseudonym of a conservative member of the leadership . |
| 6 | For a long time it was felt that Agrippa was the builder , and later that his portico had been reerected in the later building . |
| 7 | By the time it was discovered that Smith had used the money to develop the bank accounts of local bookies and the jewellery collections of local ladies of ill repute , it was too late . |