Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] at 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 | No-one was inside at the time . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Eric was away at the time , staying with the Stoves in Belfast . |
16 | She was away at the time |
17 | Rodrigo , who was elsewhere at the time , heard the news with dismay . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | In temperament , Coleman appears to have been somewhat mercurial , and he could be despondent , as he was understandably at the time of his wife 's illness . |
20 | I was near at the time , with Tiffany , in Mansfield . |
21 | My father had told me years before that I was born under the starsign of the Dog because Sirius was overhead at the time . |
22 | But I had it from Makepeace , who was here at the time . |
23 | I think the fact that I was abroad at the time may have had something to do with it — having left the country I 'd also left my conscience behind . |
24 | Erm so what I have to is an executor appointed provided he lived in the country for instance because his address was abroad at the time . |
25 | ‘ I know because I was there at the time . ’ |
26 | The police raided the Crown in Dock'ead an' stopped the boxin' that was goin' on there , an' they nicked a lot o' street bookies who was there at the time . |
27 | But er , I did n't believe in , well it was me dad 's pigs of course , but I was there at the time as well like , you know . |
28 | did n't have a grieve it was just my brothers that was there at the time . |
29 | I was there at the time . ’ |
30 | Something that was there at the time ? |