Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not the case , as was pointed out at the time of the French Revolution by the Abbé Sieyes , that if the second chamber agrees with the first it is superfluous and if it disagrees it is mischievous ? |
| 2 | But the study was carried out at a time of economic expansion and three out of four of the firms had experienced growth in the year prior to the study . |
| 3 | His kidnapping was carried out at a time of great international tension , occurring only two days after US aircraft had conducted bombing raids on targets in Libya . |
| 4 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 5 | Press restrictions were imposed ( but quickly lifted ) and the weekly current affairs magazine Caretas was closed down for a time , commentators thereby inferring that the chief target of the coup was APRA . |
| 6 | A parliamentary commission investigating the activities of the security services within the Federal Military Department ( EMD ) ( primarily P-26 — which was set up at the time of the Cold War to provide resistance in case of invasion — and the extraordinary secret service P-27 ) presented its report on Nov. 23 , 1990 . |
| 7 | It was set up at the time of the publication of the Beveridge report by a group of young MPs who had strong links with the forces . |
| 8 | He was knocked out for a time . |
| 9 | The telephonist at the other end was cheery and casual , and he was put through in no time to someone called Cyril Causeley , who , the girl said , was editor for the Walter Machin books . |
| 10 | Er , what I would like to propose the erm a a that resolution two of course , was put down at the time it had to be put down er , and is clearly going to be affected by , that it happened at the th the financial services in March and what I have suggested is that you might prefer this be a a a second resolution it is or and turn to the to add on the end of that resolution thus urging local churches to through their consultations with district treasurers and finance committee to increase their contributions to the Ministry of Mission Fund in nineteen ninety three in such a way that provincial commi , commitment may be increased by at least five percent over the nineteen ninety two . |
| 11 | And I was working upstairs in er what 's called the gascon module , Which was shut down at the time for repair work and things like that . |
| 12 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |
| 13 | The arrival of the Italian soldiers was held up for a time while the Italian government bargained for an Italian to command the UN forces ( the commander is , as it happens , a Brazilian ) . |