Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the time [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It was the time they started sending memos out to referees , and I said straight why did n't they just get on with administration and leave us to do the bloody job on the field . |
2 | It was grey and , and mustard , it sounds revolting but we , we were a bit , I suppose it was the time we had a purple carpet , we had an orange wall , do you remember that living room ? |
3 | But there again er it was the time we lived in and you had certain Well yards had their own way of trying to keep track of when a guy was in a toilet etcetera and sometimes you would have to hand in y your er your time ticket , to the toilet attendant , and you would give him this ticket and he would say right you are , you know , and mark down your number on a book and say to you , well you 've got seven minutes or something you know . |
4 | The only thing that ruined the game for me was the time it took to load each room . |
5 | The thing that delighted both of them was the time they had achieved — 54 minutes to complete 10 miles of very tricky going . |