Example sentences of "time i [verb] [be] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew that when at last I was demobilised from the Waaf I would have to return to my peacetime occupation as a secretary in London , for the simple reason that my employers had been paying me my full salary all the time I had been in the Forces , that is , making up the difference between my Waaf pay and what I would have been earning with them . |
| 2 | I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’ |
| 3 | Every other time I 've been in somebody 's flat like this I 've known where I am by the books . ’ |
| 4 | It was difficult — you know , first time I 'd been in charge . |
| 5 | Well I , I did nothing , I did nothing you see because erm , by the time I 'd been in the bathroom done the sandwiches |
| 6 | … Every time I have been in Annat since , I have remembered this further demonstration of Highland hospitality by people obviously poor in everything except the warmth of their welcome for strangers . |
| 7 | But I think I may have to extend it — just like the politicians — because I have n't achieved anything in all the time I have been in my new home . |
| 8 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |