Example sentences of "which [vb past] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a case which occurred some time between 1037 and 1054 , the abbot of Marmoutier complained in Geoffrey Martel 's court that a certain Bouchard had seized back a mill which his brother , with Bouchard 's consent , had earlier bestowed on the abbey . |
| 2 | Other recent imports which have yet to aspire to UK marks include a pair of Aeronca 11AC Chiefs , NC3458E and N86359 , which arrived some time ago at Compton Abbas and are now undergoing rebuilt for UK registry while similarly the frame of Stinson 108 N97915 is being slowly worked on in the gliding club hangar at Booker . |
| 3 | Sam followed , only detained by trying to shut the door properly , which took some time . |
| 4 | ‘ As soon as we got him to a doctor — which took some time — it was discovered that Major Maxim must have held the ammonia under our man 's nose while pouring some odourless spirit — quite possibly strong vodka — onto the blindfold in order to produce the stinging sensation . ’ |
| 5 | Research was carried out on the stability of such ferries , which took some time . |
| 6 | Some rays , which took a longer time to travel , left the white hole earlier ( when it was smaller ) while others , which took less time to travel , would have left the white hole later ( when it was bigger ) . |
| 7 | The chronometers , now kept in full working order at the observatory were clocks which kept accurate time at sea , solving the problem of determining longitude and paving the way for some of the greatest world discoveries . |
| 8 | Now realizing that he was more approachable and understanding than I had supposed , I felt an affection for him which increased each time I met him . |
| 9 | He smiled reassuringly as he started up the engine , which obliged first time . |
| 10 | This was a challenging task even for an accomplished side which had little time to acclimatise or practise . |
| 11 | This may have been characterised by a mystic other-worldliness which had little time for the concerns of this world , and the working out of faith in relation to the everyday challenges of life . |
| 12 | ‘ It vanished quite slowly , beginning with the end of the tail , and ending with the grin , which remained some time after the rest of it had gone . ’ |