Example sentences of "[Wh det] was the [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Then the pastry for the tarte , again all mixed by hand , would not lift off the board — which was the only time Eric had to come to the rescue . |
2 | He called me a usurer , which was the first time I 'd heard the word , paid me back £1.20 after four weeks , paraded at weekends in his new shirt , and we were friends thereafter . |
3 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
4 | She was the headmistress of a school in Bolton and read about me when Alec Donaldson wrote an article in the Yorkshire Post , which was the first time my name was brought to the attention of the public . |
5 | As you will appreciate , we completed fully the recent form you sent us , which was the first time I can remember seeing one of this kind . |
6 | Which was the last time I did George 's was the day when I came down . |
7 | And B what was the average time speed of the train ? |
8 | ‘ By the way , what was the estimated time of death ? ’ |
9 | Hey ! what was the last time your old lady ? |
10 | What was the precise time on that clock face when you looked at it just now ? |