Example sentences of "were [prep] [noun sg] [prep] the 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 | In general , though , thinking was retarded by the dichotomous classifications that were in use at the time . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Most of the mare basins were in place by the time Mare Serenitatis was filled with lava ( Table 6.1 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Old liability insurance policies that were in effect at the time of the relevant incidents can be valuable . |
| 8 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 9 | Richard I and Philip Augustus of France were at war at the time : the connection between Richard and Otto , supported by Count Baldwin of Flanders and Archbishop Adolf of Cologne , pushed Philip Augustus to the support of Philip of Swabia . |