Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision had seemed a natural one at the time . |
| 2 | The selling of the domestic appliances businesses was a major step and not an obvious one at the time , since , according to Mr Garner , ‘ everything in TI was a disaster apart from domestic appliances ’ . |
| 3 | When Mussolini took over in Italy , Anna decided that it was her duty to make her protest on Italian soil as an Italian citizen ( a not too vulnerable one for the time being , but she tried her best ) . |
| 4 | Carol had more or less righted herself by the time I let her out of the side door . |
| 5 | The first rule in this business is never believe anything any actor tells you , especially about another actor , especially if he 's fucking you at the time . ’ |
| 6 | I pooh-poohed them at the time . |