Example sentences of "were [verb] [adj] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To pursue the question put by the hon. and learned Member for Fife , North-East ( Mr. Campbell ) , the Secretary of State will be aware that the long lead orders for the four Trident submarines were placed some time ago and that construction is quite well advanced . |
| 2 | Some of the others were wounded some time ago . |
| 3 | It is now diminishing as metric sizes were adopted some time ago . |
| 4 | Ten were working full time when interviewed , only two being unemployed ( one by choice since surgery ; the second for medical reasons ) . |
| 5 | No they 've been banned from taking them in in case they clobbered anyone with them you see oh they were banned some time ago , as were flags they used to carry flags at one time and rattles , but er they do n't let you take anything in . |