Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They spent their honeymoon at rue Roland , by the way — Hugh was the classic brilliant but penniless academic at the time and , to do him credit , he did n't want to take Veronica 's money . |
| 2 | The banks were asked to prevent lending rising above the level prevailing at the time . |
| 3 | He recalled , ‘ Nicholson was a complete unknown at the time . |
| 4 | The JDS 's decision and the delay in making it has had serious repercussions for the profession , following as it does the unpopular decision to fine two Polly Peck administrators only £1,000 each ( the maximum possible at the time of the offence ) over conflicts of interest . |
| 5 | The severity of the bleeding in the referred patients was similar to that in younger patients ; at least 20% required balloon tamponade in order to control active bleeding at the time of initial endoscopy . |