Example sentences of "were [adv] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Clements , Trafalgar 's chairman , persistently repeated the company 's view that the accounts ‘ were right at the time they were published' , a view supported by David Jenkins , Touche 's partner in charge of the audit . |
| 2 | A lrge percentage of the parachutes used by British airborne servicemen were inside at the time and destroyed at a cost of more than nineteen million pounds . |
| 3 | In all it received three performances , though because father and son were together at the time their own account of its success was not preserved . |
| 4 | Both Mike and I were away at the time . |
| 5 | ‘ We have a number of differing accounts from the people who were there at the time . |
| 6 | In addition to fully appreciating the significance and context of much of the material they wanted to use , pupils also intended to create new material themselves by acting roles as if they were there at the time . |
| 7 | The Society has displayed confidence in the contributors by printing their nostalgic talk verbatim and the result is a fascinating account of the town in the earlier part of this century , through the voices of the men and women who were there at the time . |
| 8 | There is no reason to believe any of the raiders were aboard at the time , although two rumours have persisted through the years . |