Example sentences of "[adj] time [noun prp] [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The epitomist himself emphasizes that he is writing at a certain distance from the events because he concludes his story with the words : " From this time Jerusalem has been in the possession of the Jews . " |
| 2 | By this time Nicklaus had been round the loop , the easiest part of the course , and he 's somehow clawed his way back into contention . |
| 3 | This was the first time Athelstan had been to Benedicta 's house , a two-storied building which stood alone , an alleyway on either side and a garden beyond . |
| 4 | It was the first time Ingrid had been under small-arms fire . |
| 5 | The last time Ballater had been in the cottage was just before Miss Marshall had been forced out of it by her rapacious relatives , backed up by the insensitive local general practitioner who agreed she could n't cope . |