Example sentences of "the time it be [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later on this might have led to complaints about the possibility of corruption ; at the time it was simply seen as evidence that politicians were committing themselves fully to their work . |
| 2 | At the time it was widely believed that Sugar would not be returning to operational flying , as the following press release issued at the time seemed to indicate : |
| 3 | At the time it was widely held that the early parts of the visual system acted like a closed-circuit television , with the eye acting as the camera and the visual cortex acting as the TV monitor . |
| 4 | Although it later transpired that the RSSPCC were contracted by the Social Work Department to remove and question the South Ronaldsay children , at the time it was generally understood that Orkney 's own social workers were mainly involved . |
| 5 | But although the case , and particularly the sentence , shocked the public at the time it was soon forgotten . |
| 6 | Quite often the form was outdated by the time it was finally authorized and the clerks would tell the luckless petitioner to start all over again . |
| 7 | By the time it was eventually closed in 1988 , new investors had brought the total to £116 million . |
| 8 | At the time it was genuinely believed that he was a significant factor in the unsatisfactory World Cup performance . |
| 9 | At the time it was poorly lit , with no heating , and it was soon being equally definitely described as ‘ dirty ’ . |
| 10 | The pier was built ; intended to be named after an admiral of the time it was quickly dubbed ‘ the Banjo Pier ’ by the locals and the Banjo Pier it remains . |
| 11 | Designed by Derek Gardner , it was a world-beater ; by the time it was fully developed during the 1971 season , Jackie was again able to run away with the championship , scoring nearly twice as many points as his nearest rival , Ronnie Peterson . |