Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] dark [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As this offence can be committed at any time the fact that it was dark at the time could be shown to assist the court in deciding on punishment . |
| 2 | Bernhard believes that they must rank with the other famous low level heavy bomber raid of the war , The Dambusters , Don MacIntyre , when asked if he thought the low level attacks were dangerous , replied , ‘ Yes , but it was dark at the time ’ . |
| 3 | It was dark by the time I 'd finished . |
| 4 | It was dark by the time Henry reached home . |
| 5 | It was dark by the time we were finished . |
| 6 | It was dark by the time he had finished with the left side of the road . |
| 7 | It was dark by the time he reached his destination . |
| 8 | It was dark by the time they had finished . |
| 9 | It was dark by the time the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings . |
| 10 | It was dark by the time the Loch Seaforth berthed at Stornoway and I had only a brief glimpse of the rugged Lewis coastline . |