Example sentences of "i [verb] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So when someone walks up with the intention of breaking in a light comes on , I mean at one time , it 's not the same now , but at one time when these lights with the detectors first came out , nobody actually knew whether they were switched on or not . |
| 2 | Not quite cos I mean at one time , when he was Christopher 's age god he was never free from cold was he ? |
| 3 | I mean even us we we 're going in and out intensive care having a fag , having a cup of coffee , walking in , we 're full of germs I mean at one time you used to have to have gloves you know , did n't you ? |
| 4 | I mean at one time it was the Times Literary Supplement or something with an Oxford box around it . |
| 5 | I mean at that time say perhaps go in the pub the or the or the , I mean there used to be so many pubs round the er , the dock area then , I mean you take the , and erm then there used to be the erm there was all them pubs round the dock then , noth one or two more but I ca n't re oh the was another one . |
| 6 | Well we were n't anyway there was very few pe , I mean at this time of the year I suppose but there was one place and it said Sunday lunch , there was a sort of black board outside , Sunday lunch erm four pound was it four fifty it was four fifty was n't it ? |
| 7 | I met at this time a number of adopted children , and realised that the problems we all faced were similar , whatever the child 's colour happened to be . |
| 8 | Because I look at hard times and I make this vow : This will not stand . " |
| 9 | erm I go along with what erm Simon said about Paul , I 'm I thought at one time that they would go for Cox and him , to be perfectly honest , he 's absolutely right on what he said , and I 'm sure they 're relying on the fact that I believe Paul is going to be a home track and they 're going to pick a lot points up at home . |
| 10 | I happened at that time to be a Council member , and I was therefore able to point out that Bondi 's listing of observational errors were all taken from well-attested literature . |
| 11 | Erm I know at one time they were the motors were going to fast , the ball was . |
| 12 | Well I remember at that time the steam roller that was just doing the road outside Tormore House and many 's the day I was trying to get on it with a very good friend of ours that 's now dead . |
| 13 | I understand at one time it was possible to cross the river by means of stepping stones but these are no longer in position and the landowner finds that walkers wander along the river bank looking for the path and for a way to cross the river . |
| 14 | So I believe at one time |
| 15 | ‘ I believe at that time my wife Christina privately thought I was mad . |
| 16 | Catherine Turnbull , Magdalene Avenue , Carrville , Durham : I worked at that time on public transport , Durham and district . |
| 17 | I worked at one time for a man who was incredibly able at doing his job , apparently effortlessly . |
| 18 | ‘ One faces a decision , I guess at such times , about how far to go with company instructions , and since the spirit of such meetings only appeared to be correcting a horrible price level situation , that there was not an attempt to actually damage customers , charge excessive prices , there was no personal gain in it for me , the company did not seem actually to be defrauding , corporate statements can evidence the fact that there have been poor profits during all these years … |
| 19 | The last thing I needed at that time was pity . |
| 20 | I Have n't needed try , Brenda , I ca n't I mean at one time I 'd have devoured that . |
| 21 | I had an image of GLF existing through meeting people and talking to them , but the only physical evidence I saw at that time was badges saying GLF . |
| 22 | So I go at any time late at night . |
| 23 | I thought at one time I saw signs of a recovery ; but the event makes me fear that I was not heard … |
| 24 | I thought at one time Didi and I would get along well enough , but , after finding my sweet , simple , clumsy , courageous , honest , fiery … ’ his voice dropped to a husky whisper ‘ … beautiful , passionate Sagittarian , I know no other woman would have satisfied me . ’ |
| 25 | Well , my understanding is that the individual should have a job description as that 's what they are working too , and I thought at one time that it should be the individual who would sign the job description but apparently not , it should be the manager , who signs it to say yes , I confirm that this is the job I want the person to do . |
| 26 | I thought at half time I had got it exactly right . |
| 27 | I think at that time you had to pay for it , but you could go and have ten minutes , sommat like that , and a cup of tea . |
| 28 | Th we th , I think at that time it was just the done thing , you hand out tranquillizers , erm but I found it a , a really bad experience |
| 29 | I think at that time there were seven regional offices |
| 30 | And in fact the coffee rooms not only were not profitable but I think at one time were even subsidized by the directors ' own pocket which just how balmy some people can be . |