Example sentences of "[was/were] [being] [verb] at the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the general tenor of the Radcliffe Report cast some doubt on the strength of monetary methods of control — at least in the way they were being used at the time — monetary and fiscal instruments of control continued to be used to regulate the economy . |
| 2 | The action was brought by the owners of the two ships which were being repaired at the time of the fire and were damaged . |
| 3 | This part closely resembled Brodrick 's best-known building , Leeds Town Hall , which was the result of a competition that he had won in 1853 and was being built at the time of the Government Offices competition . |
| 4 | It was n't an ideal situation , but it was educational provision of a sort , and local people thought that was better than nothing at all which was what the girl was being offered at the time by the authorities . |
| 5 | Ironically the trend towards growing imports of oil was being reversed at the time . |
| 6 | It is , rather , that the very idea of a body of knowledge about the world , of the sort we have now , the very idea of a natural science , was being forged at the time . |
| 7 | The Leicestershire farms had a considerable amount of land rented on short-term leases : this land was being used at the time of the survey but might not be available in future years . |