Example sentences of "he [vb past] at [adj] time [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hewitt , dying of cancer in hospital , said to Mrs Sen — his close friend for thirty years , with whom he had at one time cohabited — " The house is yours , Margaret . |
| 2 | He had at one time suspected his mother of doing precisely this . |
| 3 | By taking my hand and giving signs , he had at one time wanted me to come to his house — an invitation no doubt to show his friendship . |
| 4 | There was Miss Sharon Hughes with whom the deceased had been very friendly and who , it is said , he had at one time wanted to marry . |
| 5 | He had at one time used the property as a guest house and a number of people , who had at one time or another resided in the guest house , had become friends of his . |