Example sentences of "he [vb past] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his budget speech Neville Chamberlain had justified a £10 increase in the tax allowance for second and subsequent children by saying that he saw a time not too far distant ‘ when countries of the British Empire will be crying out for more citizens of the right breed , and when we in this country shall not be able to supply the demand . |
| 2 | I had been invited there by George Every , and he chose a time when Eliot would be coming up too . |
| 3 | He remembered a time when Jane had feared a duel as much as he , but now she seemed more eager to protect her money than Lord John 's life . |
| 4 | It was also a hint that , while he wanted to retain ultimate control for as long as he lived , he foresaw a time when it might be possible to relinquish his personal hold on the administration of the system without it collapsing . |
| 5 | He recognized a time to change tack . |