Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] time [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 The local authority must therefore prove ( 1 ) that notice in accordance with section 10(1) was served on the person having control of the house to execute works , ( 2 ) that he failed within the time specified to execute them , ( 3 ) that the local authority have themselves carried out the works specified in the notice and ( 4 ) that they have incurred expenses in so doing .
2 Well we laughed at the time did n't we .
3 My father who was a er a clergyman taught me the piano from an early age and er I first became interested in the organ purely for money purposes in fact , when at the age of fifteen a local methodist church in Durham where we lived at the time said er , We need an organist .
4 Edwards , Manchester United 's chief executive and major shareholder , was at pains to emphasise that Knighton had been in a position to complete the deal , but had not done so ‘ in the interests of the club ’ and had at no time sought compensation .
5 He did n't know what Lewis meant about someone looking after the house but no doubt he , Adam , had at the time concocted some tale to keep his father quiet , to keep him away even .
6 Good results were obtained by those who completed their courses and at least 74.3% had at the time progressed satisfactorily ( 460 students ) .
7 ‘ I remember this dodgy little manager we had at the time sent out five copies , and I can remember the one he sent to Sounds .
8 ‘ I remember this dodgy little manager we had at the time sent out five copies , and I can remember the one he sent to Sounds .
9 Michael 's idol was Buster Keaton , and he had at the time studied Keaton more than I had , and said that he had never used a double .
10 The social worker I had at the time kept coming to see me in Low Newton and saying , ‘ Do you not think it 's best if you get him adopted ? ’
11 Pallister recalled : ‘ What some people in the game said at the time left a bad taste in my mouth .
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