Example sentences of "he was [v-ing] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his quarter-final heat , he was surfing against four times world champion Mark Richards , another Australian , Rabbit Bartholomew , and Hawaiian Michael Ho . |
| 2 | Erm he was using at that time an R registered Ford Escort er , which was er , only insured third party , fire and theft . |
| 3 | Erm he was using at that time an R registered Ford Escort er which was er only insured third party fire and theft . |
| 4 | He was speaking for some time and when he had finished he turned to his wife . |
| 5 | Talking of reruns Madam er deputy speaker , er I almost feel I 'm involved in a series of reruns with the er with the minister himself because er in a series of bills er committees in the eighties , standing committees on the building societies bill , on the banking bill , on the financial services er bill , as they all were , er he was speaking at that time er in favour of more effective regulation , backing the votes of this side er for kind , the kind of policies it 's introducing today . |
| 6 | ‘ She said he was laughing at that time and she just wanted to frighten him . ’ |
| 7 | he was so carried away with Newley that I believe quite unconsciously , Newley crept into Bowie 's voice and , as you know , he 's been accused of copying Tony Newley , but I do n't think he was really aware of what he was doing at that time . |
| 8 | However , most of the work he was doing at this time was of a minor nature . |
| 9 | Monte Carlo I think he was going to this time . |