Example sentences of "was [adj] at [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was right at that time because he was , shall we say , " in season " , an exceptional pilot . |
| 2 | It was possible at this time to cross the harbour by stepping from one boat to another , so closely were they moored . |
| 3 | Which was interesting at that time , since it came out of a tin and not out of an office . |
| 4 | It 's a terraced house and er , it 's double storey , two floors up and er , it was well-used at that time because the reason was one er , there was n't much accommodation available and secondly it is the custom amongst our people that who 's ever er is in need we have the person , like the two of us came from India , my brother and myself , so we di could n't get a job . |
| 5 | When found , he was immediately christened ‘ Harry Lauder ’ , after the celebrated Scottish comedian who was popular at that time . |
| 6 | The top of the hill was empty at this time of day . |
| 7 | L.G.M. Rees , the pilot of the Sunderland reported : ‘ My aircraft was launched at last light the evening before the sortie since it was dangerous at that time to leave an aircraft on moorings in daylight where it could be easy prey to enemy aircraft . |
| 8 | ( I was glad at this time to remember that a woman in our own suburb had said to her once , ‘ I think you are the most attractive girl in the village ! ’ ) |
| 9 | And er I was unmarried at that time and erm I , for a number of , well till nineteen forty was the end of nineteen forty I think , I joined up and went into the , the R A O C as it was then , it became the the side that I was in of course . |
| 10 | Jesus treated individual women with a degree of seriousness and love that was unusual at that time . |
| 11 | That was extraordinary at that time . |
| 12 | Although C. has no recollection of the fact , Ward J. found that he was present at some time when Miss T. was expressing her wish not to have a blood transfusion . |
| 13 | Heathcliff was sixteen at this time . |
| 14 | It seems clear therefore that the central administration was unable at this time to exercise effective financial control over the Forest wardens . |
| 15 | He wished his mouth did n't feel so dry — the air conditioning was hellish at this time of year , but the temperature and humidity without it would be even worse . |
| 16 | Practitioners will be aware that transactions at an undervalue can be put aside ( Insolvency Act 1986 , s339 ) if the transferor is adjudged bankrupt within two years of the transaction or if he becomes bankrupt within five years of the transaction and was insolvent at that time or was insolvent by reason of it ( s341 ) . |
| 17 | Inside Leck Hall , Webb took full advantage of the very high quality mahogany joinery which was available at that time in Lancaster . |
| 18 | On Sunday morning Eric and I would make a trip into the pre-Alpine hills behind Verona and eat a delicious simple meal , which was all that was available at that time , in a trattoria . |
| 19 | But the imperative was common at that time , for some years beyond and in some quarters still today . |
| 20 | Because of the better opportunities in the States emigration from the West Indies was common at this time , and one can not help wondering how many more outstanding players might have graced their cricket had their parents not left . |
| 21 | The carrying of the riding mechanic , which was vital at one time , was dropped in 1925 because of its danger . |
| 22 | Well , the score was 2–0 at half time . |
| 23 | It was fashionable at one time to see this process crudely in terms of mere military subjugation . |
| 24 | The only other Hurricane of which I was aware at this time was flown by Hamish Hamilton , which was ahead and to my left . |
| 25 | The annual conference of Sinn Féin , the political wing of the Irish republican movement , was held in Dublin on Feb. 3-4 , 1990 , during which Gerry Adams , the party president , said that he was ready at any time to discuss the conditions within which peace and justice could be created . |
| 26 | I tell you what I nearly wa , I nearly did end up like he did , I was frightened at one time ! |