Example sentences of "and [pers pn] was at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And I was at that time a married man with two children .
2 Now I have been in this business for a long time , and I was at that conference , and I have to say that I had forgotten the resolution until I was reading things again in preparing for this talk .
3 Sir Michael Clapham himself retired as Chairman at the end of 1977 having served on the Council from its beginning in 1964 ( and he was at this point the only remaining member from the original Council ) , and been its Chairman for seven years .
4 It was then that she and Madeleine saw each other : and it was at that instant that their military training served them well .
5 I felt wonderful , and it was at that moment that I realised that if I started taking my athletics seriously , if I started training properly , if I started listening to Ron , then maybe I could do something in the sport .
6 That wo n't give anything away , ’ cajoled Deana , and it was at that moment that an open-topped , low-slung dark red sports car purred to an impatient halt directly in front of the foyer 's big glass doors and the unmistakable silhouette of Tom Russell sprang with athletic grace from behind the wheel and began to stride across the cement footpath towards the entrance .
7 And it was at that moment , half a mile before Carrick-on-Suir , that they heard an actual clamour — of angry voices , hundreds of angry voices .
8 He went nuts — he went crackers , got the cane , and he was wielding it , and it was at that time that the rest of the boys decided to pile up the furniture in the corner and set fire to it , so half the classroom was burning .
9 But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child .
10 But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child .
11 Things had changed slightly down there , however ; a new parish , that of Christ Church , Watney Street , had been carved out of the ever-more-populous St George 's , and it was at this recently-dedicated Christ Church that the couple were married on 22 March 1846 .
12 Peter does n't ’ And it was at this stage that someone else said , ‘ But Peter would n't like it , ’ and some little woman , who I 'd thought until that moment was a nun , said , ‘ Oh , fuck Big Petie . ’
13 The Agrarian Reform also , inevitably , provided the already hostile sectors of the US press and Congress with specific ammunition , and it was at this stage that the cries of ‘ Communist ’ first began to be heard .
14 All sorts of little sub-businesses grew after the first month or two and it was at this point that we thought it would be nice to turn it into something more than just a folk club .
15 To get to that point , there was a quantum leap to be achieved , the proverbial turning point in a young man 's life when fate or some other thing takes a hand , and it was at this point in time that June — whom he says he still believed was his sister — reappeared in the story as a catalyst to a decision that would ultimately prove to be the most important in his life .
16 Gedge 's studies came to an end and it was at this point that he realised his obsessive interest in music could not be satisfied by part-time activity while he searched for a ‘ proper ’ job .
17 In the thirties the business expanded , with further branches opening in the North of England and Scotland and it was at this point that the name Beaverbrooks was adopted .
18 Only early photographs and documentary and other materials could begin to resolve some of the arguments and questions and it was at this point that material from the archives , old maps , early photographs , traveller 's descriptions , census records , trade directories , window tax or hearth tax assessments , and so on could be meaningfully introduced to children hungry for further knowledge .
19 The interior of Skirlaugh church was thoroughly repaired between 1813–19 and it was at this time that a screen , fine pulpit , pews and a wainscot gallery were finally removed .
20 To summarise , Wirral began the 1980s with a steady flow of opioids available from both legal and street sources and it was at this time that the majority of Wirral 's users began their habit .
21 He provided the money to make this possible and it was at this time that Paul moved into Allen Street .
22 And it was at this time , in 1910 , that Cubism entered its most ‘ difficult ’ or hermetic phase , which subsequently gave rise to so much misunderstanding .
23 Membership of the three European Communities was , and has remained , identical , and it was at this time that the Member States became known as ‘ the Six ’ .
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