Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
| 2 | I was relaxing for a long time . |
| 3 | She explained that Donald was going through a difficult time , ‘ We all have our difficult times , right ? ’ and Nathan would have to be patient with him . |
| 4 | He felt that Emerson was going through a hard time in his own life , that he was confused , that he was having marital problems , that Brazil and his family were getting him down : in other words , that Emerson was under a lot of pressure . |
| 5 | To a number of us the crucial omission was any help for industry , which was going through an appalling time . |
| 6 | And since , unlike many wives of city moguls , she 'd had recent experience at the sharp end of business in the City of London , she understood , only too clearly , the problems he was facing at the present time . |
| 7 | Consistently the view was presented that one had to feel that the job which one was doing at a particular time could be related to some end product . |
| 8 | At a press conference confirming his promotion to regional inspector of constabulary from April 1 , Mr Dear denied he was leaving at an inappropriate time . |
| 9 | He was screaming for a long time before he fell , and we could hear that he was running as he screamed . |