Example sentences of "[ex0] be a [noun] when i " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a time when I could have stocked a chemist 's shop with male toiletries ! |
| 2 | There was a time when I 'd go to clubs , feel nothing , get a headache , and have to leave . |
| 3 | There was a time when I felt that the Free Church could present a broader appeal to the Protestant people , while there was greater harmony among the unionist parties as such . |
| 4 | There was a time when I was a pondkeeping hypochondriac on the fish 's behalf , but this was the year when all chemicals stayed on the darkened shelf . |
| 5 | Looking Bob straight in the eye , she added , ‘ There was a time when I could have drifted into marrying him , but no longer . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ There was a time when I planned to live for ever , but the time has come to change those plans . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ There was a time when I coloured my hair , ’ he says . |
| 8 | I always used to , there was a time when I would n't dream of painting indoors . |
| 9 | There was a time when I used to try to make it work by lying still beside him beforehand , and thinking of someone else . |
| 10 | Erm we 've got a convalescent club for members and I think people made more use of that and then there was a time when I remember er you see , even the death , there was a death grant . |
| 11 | ‘ There was a time when I intended to fight — perhaps I still would if I thought I had a chance and if I ever saw either of them , but it 's hard to fight for a man as elusive as Roman has become . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I loved Tony and there was a time when I thought I 'd never get over him . |
| 13 | ‘ There was a time when I had high hopes , ’ he admitted . |
| 14 | There was a time when I knew him quite well . |
| 15 | Technical experts will always disagree , erm there was a time when I too would claim to be one of them . |
| 16 | There was a time when I was genuinely afraid of these idiotic questions , but now , apart from the fact that I must know the height , length , breadth , area and volume of just about every part of the house and everything in it , I can see my father 's obsession for what it is . |
| 17 | ‘ There was a time when I slightly resented that , but I realise now that you may as well sit back and enjoy it . |
| 18 | Andrew Burton Sculptures Open Air Sculpture Court , Municipal Art Gallery , Middlesbrough ( Until May 16 ) THERE was a time when I thought that Chris Sell , from Sunderland , had achieved the ultimate distinction , by taking the elephant as a kind of second signature and making it strictly his own . |
| 19 | ‘ There was a moment when I thought he was n't going to go ever , ’ said Lydia . |
| 20 | There was a moment when I was convinced I was going to die but at last a long wailing respiration came to my aid and I struggled painfully into a sitting position . |