Example sentences of "he [was/were] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guy was probably dead when we tipped him into the shaft — we just assumed he was at the time though the older I got the less sure of that I was — but even if was n't , he must have been killed when he hit the bottom ; it 's thirty metres at least . |
| 2 | In 1456–8 he was certainly in England , for he made over all his property to others by letters patent ; he was at the time verger to the collegiate chapel of St Stephen , Westminster . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know who he was at the time , ’ Joe admits . |
| 4 | On his return to the Westminster he was for a time senior house officer in the department of clinical measurement before becoming anaesthetic research registrar . |
| 5 | He had a very high reputation as a spiritual guide ( he was for a time Abbot of Bec in Normandy ) and teacher . |
| 6 | He was a prolific writer of learned articles in the Veterinarian of which he was for a time co-editor , and his classical education is reflected in his thoughtful commentaries . |
| 7 | He was for a time in Ireland overseeing the introduction of these changes , and he and Thomas were both given substantial pensions ( £100 each ) in 1603 . |
| 8 | He was for a time the coach at Harrow School and , from 1857 to his death , secretary of the Cricketers ' Fund Friendly Society . |
| 9 | He had lost his job because the club where he played the piano had to close and , though he was after another one on the switchboard in a hospice , he was for the time being at a loose end . |
| 10 | " Possibly — though if the medical evidence about the time of death is right it 's hard to see how he could have got to where he was in the time . |
| 11 | Cos I went up and this bloke was like he was like every time . |