Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got to know after a time that he ad-libbed because he got bored with his lines . |
| 2 | It will issue CDs with a maturity expected to coincide with a liquidity surplus and hold CDs expected to mature at a time of shortage . |
| 3 | For , in the book of Daniel ( 12:4 ) there is a prophecy that seemed to speak of a time when many would pass to and fro and knowledge would be increased . |
| 4 | Headhunting in Britain was imposed — seeming alien at first — in the search for remedies for Britain 's national corporate ills ; in America it had burgeoned at a time of growth and prosperity . |
| 5 | The crash had occurred at a time of clear visibility and good weather conditions . |
| 6 | The issue , which had allowed successive governments to mobilize national sentiment , had surfaced at a time when Serrano 's popularity ratings were at an all-time low . |
| 7 | It had happened at a time when all I had to offer him was absolute misery for both of us . |
| 8 | About 80% had always had an off-farm job and of the others most had started at a time of extra financial pressure on the farm , for example low prices for produce , loss due to weather or stock health problems . |
| 9 | He had lived for a time in England , and we discussed whether to conduct the session in English or German . |
| 10 | What had begun as a time saving essential has now become my hobby . |