Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next , according to Taskopruzade and Mecdi , Fahreddin Acemi taught in certain medreses and then became Mufti in the time of Murad II with a salary of 30 akce a day . |
| 2 | Oh , no , better not , ’ she argued as she caught sight of the time . |
| 3 | Putting out a hand to pick up her brush , intending to try to do something about her limp blonde hair , Laura gave a yelp of dismay as she caught sight of the time on her wrist-watch . |
| 4 | I met King around the time of Running In The Family , the follow-up to the all-conquering World Machine . |
| 5 | Louise , gritting her teeth against saying everything she wanted to say , spent part of the time making tea in the terrible little lean-to . |
| 6 | The attempt to impose stricter limits on arms exports followed criticism at the time of the Gulf War of German weapons sales to Iraq over a long period [ see pp. 37639 ; 37471 ; 36498 ] . |
| 7 | Even though caring meant postponing many of the plans Mary and Jim had for their retirement , when her father died , Mary expressed satisfaction about the time spent caring for him . |
| 8 | The crossbow , most useful in defence when the crossbowman , who needed protection for the time required to wind up his weapon , could hide himself behind a wall , was an elitist weapon , most effective in the hands of Gascons , who fought in Wales for Edward I , and of Genoese , a large contingent of whom fought on the French side at Crécy . |
| 9 | The old man grabbed hold of the Time Lord 's hand and removed it from him . |
| 10 | What took place around the time of the lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 6th and again on the 18th , when both Venus and Jupiter were eclipsed by the Moon in your opposite sign of Leo , seems to have upset the applecart . |
| 11 | However , if you are a typical Piscean , then unexpected events or developments which took place around the time of the lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 6th should have made you realise that you are now going through a phase when you must take certain drastic actions to safeguard your long-term comfort and security . |
| 12 | What took place around the time of the lunar eclipse on August 6th must have made you wonder what possessed you to enter into one particular agreement . |
| 13 | The meeting with Picasso , which probably took place around the time this picture was being painted or soon after , must have encouraged him in turning his back completely on Fauvism . |
| 14 | Two other developments generated concern at the time . |
| 15 | I took account of the time . |
| 16 | It was almost as if he had said — ‘ This man is a bit groggy ; let's dispose of him ! ’ that is how it appeared tome at the time , too . |