Example sentences of "were in [noun] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rarer survivals can add an altogether different dimension to our understanding of the period , and serve to sharpen our awareness of the difficulty of establishing precisely how rare certain items were in society at the time . |
| 2 | Indeed , the Stamford Taurus might have been formed by early Mycenean settlers , as a representation of a Mycenean dagger carved into Stonehenge proves that people of that race were in Britain at the time . |
| 3 | In general , though , thinking was retarded by the dichotomous classifications that were in use at the time . |
| 4 | Five interviewees were in custody at the time of the interview ( two in prison , one in detention centre , and two on remand ) and six preferred to be interviewed outside the family home ( four at the Drugs Council and two in a local community centre ) principally to prevent their families from finding out about their habit . |
| 5 | Er it it take a view on that er appeal he will take into account the er development plan forces which were in force at the time . |
| 6 | used to publish what areas were going to have power cuts , d' ya remember ? , you were in Bristol at the time , er Stuart was the same , they used to publish what area would be cut off and for what time and for how long and you knew you would get cut off , sort of ten o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon , usu , four or five hours at a time was n't it ? |
| 7 | The report highlights as a major problem the fact that only three of the works staff were in post at the time of the inspection . |
| 8 | Old liability insurance policies that were in effect at the time of the relevant incidents can be valuable . |