Example sentences of "time it [was/were] [adv] [verb] " 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 | He could have taken the isolation better if it was n't for the batteries in his radio dying on him without warning ; usually they faded over a couple of nights but this time it was just zonk , no signal . |
| 3 | This time it was widely recognised that a change in policy was necessary if it was to be achieved . |
| 4 | At one time it was widely believed that there had been a great rise in the birth-rate ; there was , in fact , a slow rise to the end of the 1861–70 decade , after which the rate began to fall . |
| 5 | 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 : |
| 6 | At the time it was widely forecast that if the Lords ' experiment was a success the Commons would be forced to follow suit . |
| 7 | At the same time it was widely known that unemployment relief , while inadequate , could only be paid at all as a result of direct subsidy from the Reich . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | At that time it was officially known as the ‘ Poor Law Institution ’ , although the sick wards there had been distinguished as St. Peter 's Hospital for some years . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | By this time it was generally considered that the forests were anachronistic and unprofitable . |
| 12 | Quite often the form was outdated by the time it was finally authorized and the clerks would tell the luckless petitioner to start all over again . |
| 13 | But although the case , and particularly the sentence , shocked the public at the time it was soon forgotten . |
| 14 | By the time it was eventually closed in 1988 , new investors had brought the total to £116 million . |
| 15 | At a later time it was even decreed that should there be no male ( in particular a father ) available to sever the foreskin and make the blood flow , then the child should wait until he had grown up and then perform the operation himself . |
| 16 | At the time it was poorly lit , with no heating , and it was soon being equally definitely described as ‘ dirty ’ . |
| 17 | At the time it was genuinely believed that he was a significant factor in the unsatisfactory World Cup performance . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | At that time it was still believed that Mercury did keep the same face to the Sun , and therefore this temperature was used to support the idea that Mercury had an atmosphere , because such an atmosphere would transport heat around from the Sun-facing side , thus raising the night-side temperature . |
| 20 | Course that was only time it was ever fired because it was , it had caused that much disturbance and disruption with the gun . |
| 21 | 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 . |