Example sentences of "been [adv] at [art] time " in BNC.

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1 He 'd been away at the time of the murder but if , as seemed likely , he 'd been having an affair with Angy … suppose he was married and his wife had found out , and taken the opportunity while her husband was absent to do away with her rival ?
2 Jean , surely , had been here at the time of the murder .
3 If you ask medical staff how often they have seen someone die , rather than if they have been around at the time , surprisingly few will say they witnessed the actual event .
4 Had he been around at the time of my capture I do n't believe I 'd have made it very far .
5 For those of us old enough to have been around at the time of the birth of rock ‘ n ’ roll , the idea of an advanced course in the music which made both us and our parents jump ( but in opposite directions ) may be hard to accommodate .
6 If International had been around at the time of the Vikings , there 's little doubt whose paint would have been used to keep those marauding longships in prime condition .
7 She 'd been there at the time he 'd wanted a woman .
8 If Deaconess Tilley had n't been there at the time , she might have found an excuse to say no .
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