Example sentences of "were [verb] at [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 They were developed at that time as a useful product for the , for the menfolk .
2 Parler brought with him the influence of the Cologne school and , though only the choir and chapels with part of the south façade were completed at this time , it is interesting to compare , both on exterior and interior , the work of Matthias on the lower part and Parler on the upper ( 532 and 533 ) .
3 To this a variety of solutions were given at different times .
4 They were withdrawn at that time but enacted in 1894 along with provisions ‘ to introduce local self-government into rural parishes ’ ( Redlich and Hirst 1958:216 ) .
5 Aliquots of the cultures were withdrawn at different time intervals in order to determine the cell counts .
6 The various regional associations which were formed at various times in Eastern and Western Europe , in Africa , in the Middle East or in Latin America , rested either upon the predominance of one nation state over others in the region , or upon a limited agreement about a framework within which national economic interests could be more effectively pursued ; and they all showed themselves largely incapable of controlling the vigorous expression of such interests in periods of crisis .
7 Numbers of Hurricanes were scrambled at various times during the mid-morning .
8 The House will recall that in the latter part of last year both my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State outlined measures to be taken by both the Government and mortgage lenders with the excellent aim of reducing the level of repossessions that were occurring at that time .
9 It may look to some extent like the original , it may even retain traces of the original , but the many pieces that make the whole were added at different times and have been the subject of change and much repair work .
10 or whatever , just let them know roughly what you 're doing , cos , all they get is a tape , it gives them an idea of what sort of things were happening at that time , any words they ca n't pick up if she 's cooking , maybe that 's something she was making or whatever , erm , in the please write the first names and details , why you know them , of all the people speaking on this side of the tape , in order in which they speak on the tape in the first , first instance , right , you know , so now Carla , my husband , myself , Lee and , you do n't need to repeat them again after that
11 However , some excellent studies were done at this time , many using fieldwork techniques and participant observation rather than surveys .
12 Finally , erm various terms have been erm thrown around about new settlements being an engine of growth and a sinkhole for future growth , erm the only point I want to make there is that any future growth beyond the present structure plan period of two thousand and six would of course be subject to the planning system , there is no automatic erm growth erm of any new settlement that is proposed or may be proposed beyond two thousand and six , and Mr Davis has indicated that at that time a new study will be carried out on the relative merits of the alternative options that were seen at that time .
13 While we have more or less maintained our overall membership figure , and that in a deep recession , we have fallen far short of the targets set in March 1992 , which were felt at that time to be reasonable and achievable .
14 While we have more or less maintained our overall membership figure , and that in a deep recession , we have fallen far short of the targets set in March 1992 , which were felt at that time to be reasonable and achievable .
15 The backs of my legs were trembling at that time , but this was probably as much due to the cold as to the feeling of betrayal that had invaded my being .
16 Hep3B total cell lysates were prepared at various time intervals after IL-6 stimulation .
17 I live in France now , and I 'm married to a Frenchman , but my introduction to drama was through an amateur dramatic society in Stanmore , where we were living at one time .
18 A variety of news items were selected at different times during the three years of the survey .
19 The NKLP had been formed in August 1946 with the unification of the Korean Communist Party and the Yenan Independence Alliance ; numerous small left-wing parties were absorbed at that time or subsequently .
20 In spite of what Mr Kawawa said about the inevitability of capitalists ' misusing their press in a country like Tanzania , no plans were made at that time to take over the Standard .
21 Similar accusations were made at different times against all the churches .
22 The Pacifics were used at this time on the Nottingham to Marylebone semi-fasts but they were to be transferred away as the rundown of the GC got underway .
23 Investigation of town plans reveals that many cities were growing at this time ; the records reveal increasing long-distance trade ; in the Mediterranean there was a growth of the commerce of the Italian cities so striking that Professor Lopez has labelled it and its northern counterpart ‘ the commercial revolution ’ .
24 If the matches were played at different times , it would be the cause for the outbreak of WW 111 .
25 Linkage to nuclear industry databases identified four ( out of 54 ) case fathers and 10 ( out of 324 ) control fathers who were employed at some time before their child had cancer diagnosed ( relative risk 2.5 , p=0.25 ; table IV ) .
26 No indeed , this is in fact er about the twelfth meeting in a series , the first meeting was in 1973 , where 75 scientists came together to deliberate about 50 genes which were known at that time .
27 We had to pay er there was two lots of erm tyres , there was one set of buses were fitted with and another one with or I forget which it was there but I know those three were involved at some time or other and we used to record the mileage , send it off to them , showing what each bus ran during the month .
28 Staff were asked at this time to complete a form indicating whether or not they wished to relocate .
29 Small pots , each containing several one and two-month old Lolium temulentum plants grown at 20°C ( i.e. unstressed plants ) were viewed at various times and the images compared .
30 Outdoor pursuits , especially walks , were promoted at all times , reading by oneself only when it was raining , and television not at all ( although in old age she herself became a tireless watcher of ‘ the News ’ ) .
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