Example sentences of "so [pron] [vb past] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was worth doing , or so I thought at the time .
2 As I say , I could have destroyed you , or so I thought at the time , but you 've turned out to be a lot tougher than I had imagined … not vulnerable or confused at all .
3 She was a real beauty , or so I thought at the time .
4 Mark Higgins is just 10 and said : ‘ I saw boxing on the TV and loved it so I started at the gym twice a week .
5 So I stayed at the hostel for four weeks .
6 So you jumped at the chance , but it is , I think th th poverty wage in Europe is it not , not about a hundred and forty , a hundred and forty five pounds ?
7 We were disappointed when Sheffield Wednesday turned down our bid for David Hirst so we looked at the situation again and decided that Cantona was the best .
8 With this as the acquired recording , it was exceedingly difficult — or so it seemed at the time — to slip down from the stress-filled beta-waves of everyday living , to those desired alpha-waves of mental quiet and healing .
9 Or so it seemed at the time .
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