Example sentences of "[was/were] [art] time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the 1920s were a time of depression , the 1930s were not that much better , and morale amongst deaf people was still at an all-time low . |
| 2 | The early 1870s were a time of prosperity for the trade , and the ETS felt sufficiently confident to present a memorial to the employers in 1871 asking for a further reduction to fifty-one hours . |
| 3 | As a time of transition from autarchy and isolation to developmentalist capitalism and international rapprochement , the 1950s in Spain were a time of ambiguity and uncertainty , in which the first signs of a limited degree of liberalism became visible at the same time as the use of the customary repression made it clear that nothing fundamental had changed . |
| 4 | As I say , it was the time of harvest wi , the time of barley harvest when they arrived at Bethlehem . |
| 5 | This was the time of afternoon when they popped the tar . |
| 6 | This was the time of day he went to Mr Hyde 's farm to fetch the milk . |
| 7 | It was the time of day when the tables were mostly occupied by kids , all dressed to the nines , playing more with the Steve Davis ‘ cool ’ than the St£e Davis ‘ skill ’ . |
| 8 | Well , in theory he was doing what he was supposed to do since this was the time of day he always spent with Katrine and he had been told not to vary the routine . |
| 9 | It was the time of day when the soul speaks Latin |
| 10 | It was the time of suffragettes and Mr Norman McCorquodale was reported as saying that a spray of water through the hose on them would be a good thing . |
| 11 | You 're too young to remember , but that was the time of austerity . |
| 12 | Semenyaka is an honoured People 's Artist , but she agrees : ‘ Our heyday was the time of Diaghilev , Nijinsky and Karsavina , and the fact that they inspired Fokine and Balanchine . |
| 13 | Which was the time of Recovery . |
| 14 | Traditionally this was the time for artists to add the final touches . |
| 15 | Although Reagan 's knowledge of foreign affairs was non-existent , to the point where if he was not prompted he often had no idea which country he was talking about , he needed little convincing by the American intelligence agencies that now was the time for America to start waging a secret war against its enemies . |
| 16 | Commenting on the letter , Bishop Kelly said that now was the time for Britain to act in support of a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons . |
| 17 | As Joy Larkcom points out , the original text was ‘ notable for its clarity and brevity : this was a time for instructions , not explanations ’ . |
| 18 | It was a time for flower power and a return to nature and the simple ways . |
| 19 | On a recent visit to a day centre , where a large number of old people had regular baths , I was told that bath time was a time for confidences and chats . |
| 20 | She said that it was a time for prayer and especially for prayers of protection against evil of any kind and , sending for her holy book , quoted me the following passage : |
| 21 | It was a time for reflection in 1964 , when the film was released . |
| 22 | But now , it was a time for truth and Phoebe said , ‘ No . |
| 23 | That was a time for peat fires and firelit talk , with the wind a symphony to set stories to . |
| 24 | The retreat was a time for fear at first , and self-scrutiny . |
| 25 | This was a time of peak union activity for many countries , for from Europe provided workers with different organisational concepts . |
| 26 | It was a time of discovery and experiment . |
| 27 | But this was a time of hope , too . |
| 28 | It was a time of darkness . |
| 29 | This was a time of panic , in which one farmer alleged that a thousand of his sheep had been killed by these parrots ; but it is now known that they rarely kill sheep . |
| 30 | But the end of the 1930s was a time of trial for him . |