Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] at time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the days , weeks and months dragged on and the fine weather turned to biting snow , preventing builders or delivery vans from approaching Remaisnil , the frustrations for Laura and Bernard became at times overwhelming , One of the lowest moments for Laura was an interview she agreed to give to Susan Raven of the The Sunday Times , for ‘ A Life in the Day of ’ series . |
| 2 | In the debate Gorbachev had at times unashamedly used his position as Supreme Soviet Chairman to bully and cajole deputies into accepting his arguments about the precariousness of his reform programme and the urgent need to " enhance the mechanism of executive authority , in order to ensure that laws work " . |
| 3 | During Yeltsin 's campaign for the presidency Gorbachev had at times quite blatantly attempted to thwart him . |
| 4 | What made matters worse was that the police were so badly paid that they could be recruited only from poor , country districts and lacked the sophistication , education and even , Mahmoud suspected at times , mother-wit of city people . |
| 5 | After the fair , the village had regained the wholeness which , Mary perceived at times such as this , was vitally precious to her : perhaps this was her love . |
| 6 | Britain seemed at times to be close to open class war ; Mrs Thatcher denounced ‘ the enemy within ’ . |