Example sentences of "the time [ex0] was a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time there was a postal strike and I did n't hear from David for about 3 or 4 weeks . |
| 2 | This may be ; but at the time there was a case to be made for the new policy satisfying the demands both of expediency and humanity . |
| 3 | ( At the time there was a church on the corner , now there is a Bus Station . ) |
| 4 | According to the Sunday papers of the time there was a ‘ twilight world ’ somewhere where gay vicars and school teachers and scout masters ‘ assaulted ’ their youthful charges . |
| 5 | Yes , your worships I wonder if I may assist the court o on behalf of er M Mrs erm Mrs er has told me that she thought at the time of the incident again was in fact , nearer to five o'clock than than , than four thirty and she was driving from Billington towards Clitheroe she had come through the traffic lights at the bottom of Accrington Road in Worley and she was proceeding along King Street in Worley er , towards towards Clitheroe and sh she has told me that at the time there was a considerable amount of traffic on the road and yo i in fact had that confirmed to you by er , my friend er the the traffic was sufficiently heavy that in fact , the the traffic travelling in the direction of Blackburn er was wai was backed up to the traffic lights as far as the zebra crossing and beyond it and so as Mrs erm was travelling towards Clitheroe her view of the children on the footpath at the opposite side of the road was obstructed by the cars that were er , travelling towards Blackburn . |
| 6 | He worked as hard as ever on her farm , but all the time there was a deep ache inside him . |
| 7 | And all the time there was a powerful Catholic minority which included the greatest English composer of the age , William Byrd ( 1543–1623 ) , and possibly also his pupil Thomas Morley ( 1557–1602 ) though the latter 's politico-religious activities were mysterious and ambiguous . |
| 8 | JC : At the time there was a lot of discontent in the company . |
| 9 | The court heard how the speed limit has been reduced in Akers Way , but at the time there was a temptation for drivers to speed . |
| 10 | ‘ At the time there was a prolonged extensive investigation and huge efforts were made through publicity to enlist the aid of the public in solving the crime . |
| 11 | That 's right the tenth replacement depot in Lichfield and they used to come round to Walsall looking for absentees and deserters and they there was actually a shooting match in Street the MPs started firing the guns at these fellas who 'd gone absent without leave , and , but as I understand I remember at the time there was a lot of racism in America then and they , they picked these coloured fellas up and apparently the C O at Lichfield was very much a southern colonel and he was a racist and they used to chain these coloured guys up behind the trucks and make them walk all the way back to Lichfield behind the trucks driving the trucks at walking pace and I understand there was a , a salver , a commemorative salver in the Town Hall to be presented to him , and some an MP in the Council he were looking for this colonel , but as I understand he was court-martialled after the war for racism and so I do n't think he 'd be wanting , wanted to be connected with Walsall any more , so but this was |