Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [prep] a time " in BNC.

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1 Well , I was crazy … sure I was for a time .
2 And I have stayed ever since because when I joined Roadwatch it was at a time when they were developing from just 15 information stations throughout the country — there are now almost 100 .
3 ‘ When I discovered I was pregnant , it was at a time when I was very manic about the group , I felt it was my mission .
4 This experience was invaluable when I went to college , for it was at a time when students in training were being told that if a lesson was interesting enough , children would listen .
5 It was at a time when there was a big age difference : the elder students were ex-soldiers .
6 It was at a time when many lesbians , angry at the lack of weight given to women 's issues within the mixed movement and at the continuing sexism of many gay men , chose to prioritize work with the women 's movement .
7 It was at a time when Joyce had brought proceedings for divorce against his first wife , an action which ended in the dissolution of the marriage in 1936 .
8 The Arab world was alarmed at the implications of the new Cabinet for the peace process , formed as it was at a time when the USA was considering breaking off its 16-month dialogue with the PLO , following the abortive raid on the Israeli coast on May 30 [ see this page for breaking off of dialogue on June 20 ] .
9 From late 1813 trade improved , and it was for a time in 1814 brisk again .
10 On his return to the Westminster he was for a time senior house officer in the department of clinical measurement before becoming anaesthetic research registrar .
11 He had a very high reputation as a spiritual guide ( he was for a time Abbot of Bec in Normandy ) and teacher .
12 He was a prolific writer of learned articles in the Veterinarian of which he was for a time co-editor , and his classical education is reflected in his thoughtful commentaries .
13 He was for a time in Ireland overseeing the introduction of these changes , and he and Thomas were both given substantial pensions ( £100 each ) in 1603 .
14 He was for a time the coach at Harrow School and , from 1857 to his death , secretary of the Cricketers ' Fund Friendly Society .
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