Example sentences of "was on [noun sg] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was on watch at the time getting colder and colder and wetter and wetter . |
| 2 | The offender was on licence at the time of the offence from a sentence of 15 years ' imprisonment imposed in 1981 . |
| 3 | The eighth member of the unit catering assistant , Stella Panayi , was on holiday at the time of the photograph . |
| 4 | ‘ After all , I was on holiday at the time . ’ |
| 5 | The local doc — the guy who 'd helped save Andy after he almost died under the ice all those years earlier — was on holiday at the time and there was a locum , a deputising doctor in charge of the practice , except from what the locals muttered later it seemed he 'd treated his stay in Strathspeld as a holiday , too , and spent more time on river banks with a rod in his hands than at bedsides toting a stethoscope . |
| 6 | Because your husband was on strike at the time ? |
| 7 | I turned up dressed in what I thought were my best clothes — a corduroy suit from Take Six with Oxford bags à la Trevor Eve in Shabby Tiger which was on TV at the time Both of which were quite cool things to wear then . |
| 8 | Luckily Miss Malley was on leave at the time , otherwise this event might just have been too much for her . |
| 9 | It was understood that Italy alone was on offer for the time being ; but the imperial prospects of 817 were undimmed . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , but it was on fire at the time . |
| 11 | He did n't catch me with heroin actually , he caught me injecting coke , but I was on heroin at the time . |
| 12 | I believe her , I trust her and I was not bewitched by her green eyes , owing to the fact that I was on duty at the time . ’ |