Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Clements , Trafalgar 's chairman , persistently repeated the company 's view that the accounts ‘ were right at the time they were published' , a view supported by David Jenkins , Touche 's partner in charge of the audit . |
| 2 | A lrge percentage of the parachutes used by British airborne servicemen were inside at the time and destroyed at a cost of more than nineteen million pounds . |
| 3 | In all it received three performances , though because father and son were together at the time their own account of its success was not preserved . |
| 4 | Both Mike and I were away at the time . |
| 5 | ‘ We have a number of differing accounts from the people who were there at the time . |
| 6 | In addition to fully appreciating the significance and context of much of the material they wanted to use , pupils also intended to create new material themselves by acting roles as if they were there at the time . |
| 7 | The Society has displayed confidence in the contributors by printing their nostalgic talk verbatim and the result is a fascinating account of the town in the earlier part of this century , through the voices of the men and women who were there at the time . |
| 8 | There is no reason to believe any of the raiders were aboard at the time , although two rumours have persisted through the years . |
| 9 | I was n't going for his agreement or anyone else 's agreement — I was going for what I felt was right at the time , and as he 'd set me up as this person in his life , I advised him not to do it . |
| 10 | We may agree with Cole 's conclusion that the resolution of the debate in favour of Consumers ' control was right at the time , but on ground of practical necessity . |
| 11 | Sometimes there would be an extra pause that was n't scripted , but which he felt was right at the time . |
| 12 | However , I can debate with anyone and at any stage that Gibson was right at the time for the Dams . |
| 13 | Sometimes when they were in a needy mood , which was most of the time , David would be out in the lobby at Advision Studios where we were recording , and they would be cuddling and cooing and wooing — it was disgusting . |
| 14 | When nobody from the long list of eminent organizations which had registered their opposition could be present , however ( which was most of the time ) , the burden of maintaining a presence and regular cross-examining was left to a few stalwarts . |
| 15 | Every time she missed the ball — which was most of the time — she became more angry . |
| 16 | Well not so much cheaper cos I was most of the time I was doing it for nothing anyway . |
| 17 | Like other people , Richard Pearson recalled the attraction that simple , conventional family life held for Ken — the bachelor who was so very confirmed in his status was most of the time frightened of anything else . |
| 18 | However , although early Greek literacy must therefore also be labelled ‘ restricted ’ , the foundation was nevertheless being laid for future developments of the ‘ full ’ potential of literacy : ‘ It was only by the time of Plato that the language had changed sufficiently to express new ideas ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 19 | No-one was inside at the time . |
| 20 | One can be both part of the international abstract art and some of his work is abstract , and even in that context bring into it qualities that once one knows the idiom people can recognize as purely English and one can also , at the same time as he was much of the time , be a figurative artist that do landscapes , interiors , figure paintings ( rarely ) , and figure drawings of a very high quality , and again they are partly of an international modern and they are partly essentially English works . |
| 21 | Her 54.64secs victory was comfortably inside the time set last month by American rival , Sandra Farmer-Patrick . |
| 22 | Her 54.64secs victory was comfortably inside the time set last month by American rival , Sandra Farmer Patrick . |
| 23 | The prime minister , Giulio Andreotti , who was away at the time , was welcomed home on Monday March 25th by headlines announcing a showdown with Mr Cossiga . |
| 24 | Eric was away at the time , staying with the Stoves in Belfast . |
| 25 | She was away at the time |
| 26 | ‘ We ca n't fix a definite time of death until after the post mortem , but we 're working on the assumption that it was shortly after the time agreed for the rendezvous — midnight . |
| 27 | It was shortly before the time Luke usually arrived on Fridays , and up until today she would have made some excuse to Florian , but reviviscent pride demanded a gesture . |
| 28 | It was just around the time you were born , Baptiste said : I do n't remember it either . |
| 29 | Rodrigo , who was elsewhere at the time , heard the news with dismay . |
| 30 | I was still at the time in a relationship with a man I had lived with for four years and was emotionally dependent on , in more ways than one given my immigrant status in this country . |