Example sentences of "were [adv] [verb] at the time " in BNC.

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1 Although his actions were widely condemned at the time and subsequently , it is a more open question whether his objectives were so much at odds with those of his government .
2 The results were widely interpreted at the time as a personal vindication for the General .
3 That this was due not merely to right-wing and civil service sabotage is clearly recognised by the left MPs who were most involved at the time .
4 Given any example of a classic scientific theory , whether at the time of its first proposal or at a later date , it is possible to find observational claims that were generally accepted at the time and were considered to be inconsistent with the theory .
5 The descriptions are a mixture of quotations from texts which were already known at the time of writing , when Rahewin completed the work of Otto von Freising .
6 If , moreover , at this early date , sizeable Nazarean enclaves existed as far distant as Syria , one can not ignore the possibility that they had come into being prior to Jesus 's death and were already established at the time of the Crucifixion .
7 ( She and Jack were still married at the time . )
8 In no other respect does the order make changes in arrangements put in place last year which were extensively debated at the time and which , as I said to the House in October , appear to be working well .
9 So popular were these annotated flower-pieces , engraved by Henry Fletcher [ q.v. ] , that they were frequently copied at the time , and later reprints kept them in circulation .
10 The actions of Rochdale 's Social Services were strongly criticised at the time .
11 Catches were well documented at the time and proceeds from sales were distributed to the poor of Doncaster .
12 However , charges of corruption were certainly made at the time , and one must try to discover how firmly they were based .
13 The transfer was mentioned a couple of times in passing , in later years , during conversation , but the papers were never produced at the time .
14 Hindsight throws a retrospective shadow over people and events which distort light and shade as they were actually perceived at the time .
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