Example sentences of "were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although his actions were widely condemned at the time and subsequently , it is a more open question whether his objectives were so much at odds with those of his government . |
| 2 | The results were widely interpreted at the time as a personal vindication for the General . |
| 3 | That this was due not merely to right-wing and civil service sabotage is clearly recognised by the left MPs who were most involved at the time . |
| 4 | These courses could not be done in a shorter time so they were normally arranged for a time of year when there was less pressure of work on those participating . |
| 5 | Given any example of a classic scientific theory , whether at the time of its first proposal or at a later date , it is possible to find observational claims that were generally accepted at the time and were considered to be inconsistent with the theory . |
| 6 | The difficulties associated with the introduction of the community charge were not caused by the time taken for the Bill to pass through the House , but by the fact that a large number of regulations relating to the charge were passed close to its introduction . |
| 7 | The colleges have always taken the view that accreditation was not a prerequisite for appointment ; a recent survey revealed that approximately one third of physicians were not accredited at the time of their appointment . |
| 8 | Blake decided that his thoughts were not welcomed by the time traveller . |
| 9 | Details of the materials in the chapel were not known at the time the official report into the £60 million blaze was put together . |
| 10 | The descriptions are a mixture of quotations from texts which were already known at the time of writing , when Rahewin completed the work of Otto von Freising . |
| 11 | The subjects of Nietzsche 's two public lectures were already chosen by the time of his letter to Ritschl , as we can see from a letter to a friend in late September . |
| 12 | If , moreover , at this early date , sizeable Nazarean enclaves existed as far distant as Syria , one can not ignore the possibility that they had come into being prior to Jesus 's death and were already established at the time of the Crucifixion . |
| 13 | Well they were suitable and cheaper they were too blooming cheap for the they were usually condemned by the time we got them . |
| 14 | ( She and Jack were still married at the time . ) |
| 15 | Study 1 demonstrated that risk ratings were positively correlated with the time spent at a junction and the number of vehicles visible at a junction . |
| 16 | In no other respect does the order make changes in arrangements put in place last year which were extensively debated at the time and which , as I said to the House in October , appear to be working well . |
| 17 | Miller insists he has never been motivated by money , and his days at Love Street were probably numbered from the time St Mirren allowed his then assistant , Drew Jarvie , to leave the club and join Dundee . |
| 18 | So popular were these annotated flower-pieces , engraved by Henry Fletcher [ q.v. ] , that they were frequently copied at the time , and later reprints kept them in circulation . |
| 19 | The actions of Rochdale 's Social Services were strongly criticised at the time . |
| 20 | Catches were well documented at the time and proceeds from sales were distributed to the poor of Doncaster . |
| 21 | Actually we were n't married at the time , so we had to get married straight away and find some money to buy a house and so on , and Daddy had to give up acting and find a real job , one that brought in a regular income . |
| 22 | However , charges of corruption were certainly made at the time , and one must try to discover how firmly they were based . |
| 23 | The transfer was mentioned a couple of times in passing , in later years , during conversation , but the papers were never produced at the time . |
| 24 | Hindsight throws a retrospective shadow over people and events which distort light and shade as they were actually perceived at the time . |