Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was through school generally and school teachers in particular that his interest was aroused and : ‘ When I was approaching the time to leave school , my interest was in athletics ; I either wanted to join the army as a PE instructor or I thought about taking a course in physical education . ’ |
| 2 | But when the day had dragged to evening — in spite of all there was to do the time now passed slowly — and still there was no sign of the two men , she began to lose hope . |
| 3 | But , if they were to reduce the time it takes to qualify , I definitely do n't think is should be any less than four years . |
| 4 | Once the initial problems encountered during the first run of six aircraft had been overcome , it was assured the time limit could be met . |
| 5 | And he was having the time of his life . |