Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] in [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cathedral at Angers is a good example of the massive , domical building of Anjou , though parts of it were rebuilt in Gothic times . |
| 2 | The statues were probably made of cypress wood ; it was commented in later times that this was the most suitable material for cult images because it was so long-lasting ( Pausanias , VIII ; Theophrastus , Historia Plantarum , V ) . |
| 3 | It was first mentioned in 909 as Manburon , but the remains of defensive works and lake pile-dwellings indicate that it was inhabited in prehistoric times . |
| 4 | The house was originally 15th century , but it was demolished in Victorian times and the present house erected . |
| 5 | It was thought in mediaeval times to have magic associations and was hung over doors on Midsummer 's Eve to ward off evil spirits . |
| 6 | In a variety of forms it was known in ancient times . |
| 7 | She uses only the pinhole camera or , as it was known in pre-photographic times , the camera obscura . |