Example sentences of "[adj] time they were " in BNC.
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| 1 | West Ham doing so well in the second division went to first division Luton , and by half time they were in front , a Pariss goal after forty three minutes , but Luton hit back in the seventieth minute through Black , and these two sides must replay . |
| 2 | By this time they were starting to review the situation steadily , forecasting the Duke of Atholl 's likely moves , wording formal requests for warrants to meet in larger groups , arguing furiously over the likelihood of being able to get weapons from the armouries at Atholl or Taymouth Castle . |
| 3 | This time they were naturalists . |
| 4 | But this time they were wrong . |
| 5 | During this time they were also shown a reel of commercials for different brands , including one for Tetley round bags . |
| 6 | When bonds came on the market after this time they were sold quietly by the Bondholders Committee to members of the Club with a long term , proven interest in its affairs , who had either enquired about bonds or were offered them being regarded as suitable individuals . |
| 7 | This time they were greeted by a good-looking young woman . |
| 8 | Indeed , the changes were very like the effects of irradiation with X- or ultra-violet rays , but this time they were being produced by a chemical instead of a physical agent . |
| 9 | Some skins went further than the number one crop and had a ‘ dark shadow ’ , but at this time they were never bald . |
| 10 | But this time they were chemicals . |
| 11 | By this time they were taking species such as the blue , sei and sperm that are found in the deeper oceans , and were whaling as far afield as the Antarctic and Atlantic oceans . |
| 12 | And , well , I was n't doing anything , so I just started writing songs again — but this time they were guitar-based songs and I was working on a Portastudio . |
| 13 | After this time they were never really separated for any long period , and the course of Dorothy 's life can be regarded as the same as Wordsworth 's . |
| 14 | Last time the fibre-optic and wire-cutter had gone in by the front door ; this time they were to enter by the back . |
| 15 | This time they were overburdened with luggage which was far too heavy for even the lenient Gulf Air to overlook . |
| 16 | THIS time they were tears of joy … |
| 17 | Before , they had produced some good samples but this time they were able to show me some fine quality knitwear including knitted underwear . |
| 18 | By this time they were several miles from Humberside and , the climb completed , they loosened the formation and Spencer scanner the cockpit . |
| 19 | By this time they were living in America , in Palm Beach , ‘ really because Garth wanted to ’ . |
| 20 | This time they were sent to Alfred Bowles of Ipswich and bear the inscription " Alfred made me and hung us all " . |
| 21 | This time they were a sickly blue-yellow and bigger than the last invasion , when they were red |
| 22 | This time they were taking no chances . |
| 23 | One of them sat in the back — again — and made me follow the Escort , but at least this time they were plainclothes men not uniformed , so my street cred did n't suffer . |
| 24 | Usually police find out in advance about the location of such events — but this time they were caught out . |
| 25 | Tell you this time they were out all in full force you know . |
| 26 | Now in Victorian times they were kept as pets and just like hamsters are today and there are still one or two around that er might just give you that impression but I may be really off the , the level here . |
| 27 | In Victorian times they were very common , and often found in the nursery . |
| 28 | Three times England were in command , and three times they were forced to relinquish their grasp . |
| 29 | The evidence of video films is that the police advanced at a trot and that at all times they were controlled . |
| 30 | And then er a and then after they had been in hay ricks for a long time they were brought up to the farm and built into a bigger stack , a bigger thing . |