Example sentences of "were [not/n't] [vb pp] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulties associated with the introduction of the community charge were not caused by the time taken for the Bill to pass through the House , but by the fact that a large number of regulations relating to the charge were passed close to its introduction . |
| 2 | The colleges have always taken the view that accreditation was not a prerequisite for appointment ; a recent survey revealed that approximately one third of physicians were not accredited at the time of their appointment . |
| 3 | Blake decided that his thoughts were not welcomed by the time traveller . |
| 4 | Details of the materials in the chapel were not known at the time the official report into the £60 million blaze was put together . |
| 5 | Actually we were n't married at the time , so we had to get married straight away and find some money to buy a house and so on , and Daddy had to give up acting and find a real job , one that brought in a regular income . |