Example sentences of "[pron] was the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the pastry for the tarte , again all mixed by hand , would not lift off the board — which was the only time Eric had to come to the rescue . |
| 2 | Erm there was the whole time a sense of anxiety about him . |
| 3 | It was the normal time for a private member 's bill , but it was certainly not the normal time for a major Prime Ministerial oration . |
| 4 | Charles had chosen to stay in Scotland because it was the perfect time of year for all the activities he enjoyed there . |
| 5 | It was the only time I can ever remember seeing him with tears in his eyes . |
| 6 | Unfortunately for the historian , it was the only time in his life when he kept a diary . |
| 7 | It was the only time when he was intimate with his hero Temple . |
| 8 | It was the only time she had seen her old friend in tears . |
| 9 | It was the only time I was ever frightened on any of the Rambles . |
| 10 | It was the only time he defeated Linford all year . |
| 11 | It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage , on the defensive . |
| 12 | ‘ It was the only time in my life that I 've drifted , and I think maybe in order to grow you need to drift some . |
| 13 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 14 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 15 | It was the only time I saw Anderson close to tears . |
| 16 | It was the only time in her life when she was free of Doubts . |
| 17 | It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours . |
| 18 | Er well it er it was normal because it was the only time I , I 've heard it happen in Street anyway but there were , there was kids being sent away all the time to borstal and er for doing wrong things . |
| 19 | It was the only time I saw Cantona play for Leeds live . |
| 20 | One thing did upset him , and that was innovation ; if the Vicar discovered anything new , on either the theological or the social horizon , he grew hot it was the only time he did get hot . |
| 21 | It was the only time Oxford 's fans let themselves down , but order was soon restored . |
| 22 | It was the only time our abdominal muscles ached — with laughter of course . |
| 23 | It was the only time I 've worn four layers on the top in a race . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd always wanted to work with Mutt Lange ; I 've actually tried to work with Mutt since 1984 , but he was always busy on a project , but he wanted to do it and it was the right time for both of us . |
| 25 | ‘ It was the right time to get married . |
| 26 | In the meantime , he eventually sold the Company as its peak in 1987 , he had made another small fortune , and with some 30 aeroplanes and 80 pilots on the books he felt it was the right time to let it go . |
| 27 | In the Western calendar a new decade had just begun — it was the right time for a new beginning ! |
| 28 | Oh the teachers were very good , they usually greeted you with a big plum or something , if it was the right time of the year , which it usually was . |
| 29 | It was the right time as she came around to the front of the house . |
| 30 | Malcolm , myself and Chris went round I think it was two days before , looked for the well it 's a lot tidier that it was the previous time because of the new racking . |