Example sentences of "time [pron] was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At all times someone was on watch for aircraft , and the nearer the coast they were , the slower they tended to travel , to cut down the dust plume . |
| 2 | At times I was on the way down and the ball was on the way up . |
| 3 | Other times it was about Gina . |
| 4 | At times it was like watching a cat toying with a mouse , so complete was Fiji 's mastery in a 22–6 win . |
| 5 | Riven , remembering the Rime Giant 's attempt on his life in Ralarth Rorim , could not help but wonder how many more times he was to be the focus of a battle . |
| 6 | By the time I was through San Pedro de Lloc and had reached the turn-off to Cajamarca at San José my mind had built the man up into some sort of a monster . |
| 7 | Indeed , all the time I was at Salamanca , I was never once invited to anyone 's house . |
| 8 | The feeling of fear had subsided somewhat and I remembered looking into the rubble-strewn backyards and thinking how sad it was that they were now in ruin , as last time I was at the station they were occupied . |
| 9 | At this time I was at a loss to understand how it managed to hover for so long in the same place . |
| 10 | We had to be washed , dressed , have our hair immaculate ( which was difficult because I had to plait mine ) , strip all the bedclothes off our beds ( which seemed totally a pointless exercise and got right up my nose the entire time I was at Styal ) , and fold them to a complicated and immaculate design — sheet , blanket , sheet all wrapped round with the counterpane and put at the end of your bed . |
| 11 | Well last time I was at it was dirty . |
| 12 | I mean last time I was at an opera was erm I had these tickets now erm I took my sister and a friend of hers . |
| 13 | Now , while as if bestowing some order of merit she fastened the beads round my neck , her face wore a motherly expression and for the first time I was with the Aunt Louise of my childhood . |
| 14 | The last time I was with a prostitute was four years ago in New York . |
| 15 | I said good night to him , and the rest of the time I was with the Lady Isabella . |
| 16 | The rest of the time I was with the tractor and general farm work , you see . |
| 17 | At the time I was of the same colouring ( there 's a portrait of me hanging at Burpham ) . |
| 18 | Ten minutes later round went the tip again but this time I was into something bigger . |
| 19 | The reason I am interested is that at that time I was off work for six months and I suspected I had the illness . |
| 20 | By this time I was on my knees trying to make up my mind whether to bow my head in the direction of Japan , Taiwan , Singapore , Eindhoven or the US . |
| 21 | At this time I was on holiday and I spent the next three days redecorating my sitting room ( a boring task , but necessary ) while waiting for the G4 to harden . |
| 22 | " Time I was on my way . " |
| 23 | Last time I was on the list I was about to go to the Norwich and Liverpool games — well at least I saw plenty of goals ! ! |
| 24 | ‘ I hate to break your heart , but it 's time I was on my way . ’ |
| 25 | That set me watching the next time I was on a flight and to realising what a useful transaction it was . |
| 26 | But your fresh deputy should be the one who 's giving you the feedback , I mean , all the time I was on provisions in my last department , and nobody ever told me how I was doing . |
| 27 | Last time I was on this programme I think we had the same conversation , did n't we ? |
| 28 | Well I mean , I told them at the time I was against the of a sixteen month deal . |
| 29 | ‘ She would n't speak to me last time I was in your home , ’ she complained . |
| 30 | At one time I was in a group called ‘ Skin the Goat ’ . ’ |