Example sentences of "[be] on [noun] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no doubt that if CCs had been on offer at the time , Bruin would probably have taken them all . |
| 2 | Lesley-Jane Decker had been on stage at the time of the shooting , so , unless she had brought in a hired killer , she seemed to be in the clear . |
| 3 | All the more embarrassing , then , that the residence of the High Commissioner , Sir Derek March , was recently burgled and thoroughly looted , despite a British policeman being on duty at the time . |
| 4 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 5 | I was on watch at the time getting colder and colder and wetter and wetter . |
| 6 | The offender was on licence at the time of the offence from a sentence of 15 years ' imprisonment imposed in 1981 . |
| 7 | The eighth member of the unit catering assistant , Stella Panayi , was on holiday at the time of the photograph . |
| 8 | ‘ After all , I was on holiday at the time . ’ |
| 9 | The local doc — the guy who 'd helped save Andy after he almost died under the ice all those years earlier — was on holiday at the time and there was a locum , a deputising doctor in charge of the practice , except from what the locals muttered later it seemed he 'd treated his stay in Strathspeld as a holiday , too , and spent more time on river banks with a rod in his hands than at bedsides toting a stethoscope . |
| 10 | I well recall one tough Yorkshire girl who was on drugs at the time , coming to a service where I was preaching , and being pierced to the heart by a throwaway line I had never intended saying , about God hardening Pharaoh 's heart . |
| 11 | Because your husband was on strike at the time ? |
| 12 | I turned up dressed in what I thought were my best clothes — a corduroy suit from Take Six with Oxford bags à la Trevor Eve in Shabby Tiger which was on TV at the time Both of which were quite cool things to wear then . |
| 13 | Luckily Miss Malley was on leave at the time , otherwise this event might just have been too much for her . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , but it was on fire at the time . |
| 15 | Donna , who is 5ft 3in tall with short black hair and glasses , was on crutches at the time and may be limping . |
| 16 | He did n't catch me with heroin actually , he caught me injecting coke , but I was on heroin at the time . |
| 17 | I believe her , I trust her and I was not bewitched by her green eyes , owing to the fact that I was on duty at the time . ’ |