Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was possible at this time to cross the harbour by stepping from one boat to another , so closely were they moored . |
| 2 | It was clear however , that neither nominal responsibility nor title was indicative of actual time spent on in-service training . |
| 3 | L.G.M. Rees , the pilot of the Sunderland reported : ‘ My aircraft was launched at last light the evening before the sortie since it was dangerous at that time to leave an aircraft on moorings in daylight where it could be easy prey to enemy aircraft . |
| 4 | ( I was glad at this time to remember that a woman in our own suburb had said to her once , ‘ I think you are the most attractive girl in the village ! ’ ) |
| 5 | It seems clear therefore that the central administration was unable at this time to exercise effective financial control over the Forest wardens . |
| 6 | It was fashionable at one time to see this process crudely in terms of mere military subjugation . |
| 7 | The annual conference of Sinn Féin , the political wing of the Irish republican movement , was held in Dublin on Feb. 3-4 , 1990 , during which Gerry Adams , the party president , said that he was ready at any time to discuss the conditions within which peace and justice could be created . |