Example sentences of "but at [det] time the " in BNC.

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1 But at that time the PR mentality ( one could not call it mind ) was new to her .
2 This was followed years later by ATV 's look at lesbians , ‘ The Important Thing Is Love ’ ( 1971 ) : bizarre and reactionary it may have been , but at that time the mere presence of ‘ real lesbians ’ on TV was a revelation and lifeline for many women .
3 DIP first began as a concept around 1980 , but at that time the components were prohibitively expensive and the software needed to drive them was very rudimentary .
4 Neither of these names appeared to fit in Scotland but at that time the Mayor of New York was Mickie Walker and forever after through the aircraft industry George was known as Mickie .
5 But at that time the plaintiff had no actual existence ; was not a human being ; and was not a passenger — in fact , as Lord Coke says , the plaintiff was then pars viscerum matris , and we have not been referred to any authority or principle to show that a legal duty has ever been held to arise towards that which is not in esse in fact and has only a fictitious existence in law , so as to render a negligent act a breach of that duty .
6 ‘ I first investigated the possibility of studying for an occupational health certificate in 1975 , but at that time the only way that this could be achieved was by full-time studying and I could n't do that because of family commitments .
7 Eddie Gray did well , but at that time the board was tight .
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