Example sentences of "time was [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quantity administered at any given time was determined by a whole range of factors , causing it to oscillate greatly . |
| 2 | The ridiculous Blue Rondo adopted a typical superstar approach and soundcheck time was kept at a minimum for the green and scruffy Mancunians . |
| 3 | The danger and the extra effort needed to shoe a colt for the first time was recognized by a custom called in some districts of East Anglia by the term First Nail which presumably referred to the violent shock the first nail would give to the colt . |
| 4 | The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution . |
| 5 | The bleeding time was measured by a standard incision ( Simplate II , Organon Teknika ) on the ventral aspect of the left forearm . |
| 6 | He recalls the efforts he made to acquire a p-38 : ‘ A Lightning that I had been pondering about for some time was owned by a chap called Merril Wayne , who ran an airline called Wayne Airlines up in Anchorage , Alaska . |
| 7 | This atomistic view of time was associated with a drastically contingent and acausal concept of the world , its existence at one instant not implying its existence at any subsequent instant . |
| 8 | In all sections the increase in exposure time was associated with a stronger autoradiographic signal but , at the same time , with a higher backgroun staining . |
| 9 | The uncompromising attitude of the government at this time was reflected in a proposal announced on Aug. 10 to evacuate Tamils from the whole Jaffna peninsula ( where about 1,000,000 of them lived ) and house them in refugee camps at Vavuniya while the military sought to " annihilate " the LTTE . |
| 10 | According to Dexter , ‘ much time was spent on a detailed review of the Old Trafford Test and disappointment was expressed at some elements of England 's performance . |
| 11 | Alice opened and expanded in this normality , this ease , and thought again how much of her time was spent with a tightened heart and grim expectation of another put-down from Jasper . |