He remembered that the journalist's time was valuable, and that he no longer had the right to demand more of it than could be granted to any casual caller.
Yellow fever was raging at Lisbon, and moreover, time was precious, and a little delay might lead to the loss of a season on the Zambesi.
Double the time has been expended to that which I anticipated, but as it chiefly arose from sickness, the loss of time was unavoidable.
If these regions, therefore, were to be taken possession of by the gospel, no time was to be lost.
It was a crime against the state, and to be wasteful of time was, in a manner, to rob the exchequer.
Juan Pizarro, aware that no time was to be lost, ordered one half of his corps to dismount, and, putting himself at their head, prepared to make a breach as before in the fortifications.
Though deeply sensible to his brother's disaster, Hernando Pizarro saw that no time was to be lost in profiting by the advantages already gained.
The leader of the high Tory party of my time was an equally remarkable man, Count Tolstoi, the iron representative of iron Toryism, of perfect honesty, in whom energy and strength were not destroyed by prejudice.
This scrupulous economy of time was to be characteristic of Charles Dilke's whole life, and nothing impressed his contemporaries more at all times than the "methodical bee-like industry" attributed to him by the present Master of Trinity Hall.
His influence for a time was enormous, although I could more easily have understood the dominance in the party of Miliutine or of Samarine.
When my time was done I would have 'listed again; but just at that my father died and the Jennifer acres were like to go to the dogs, lacking oversight.
At that, and while I looked, the lawn was banded farther on by two broad beams of light; and then I knew my time was come.
Yet his savage onset never flagged for an instant; and when the light fell upon his hideous face, I could see the fierce eyes glinting like a basilisk's, with no sign in them that my time was come to press him home.
Now Christmas-time was always a time of rejoicing among many heathen nations, and long before the Lord Jesus Christ came.
But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under a law, that He might redeem those who were under a law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
As I expected to return to Las Palomas for the New Year, my time was limited to a four days' visit at home.
Father Norquin's time was limited at Las Palomas, as he was under appointment to return to Santa Maria that evening.
Time was, sir, when the law was enforced in this state in a manner to command the respect of the world!
Time was, and not so long ago, when I was more than cynical; and I found it didn't pay in a woman.
Time was when he would have served admirably, but she was done with plucking for plucking's sake.
Time was, when clothing sumptuous or for use, Save their own painted skins, our sires had none.
Time was when it was praise and boast enough In every clime, and travel where we might, That we were born her children.
Time was when in the pastoral retreat The unguarded door was safe; men did not watch To invade another's right, or guard their own.
Nevertheless, no time was to be wasted; and we had a long road to travel in the boat, ere we could deem ourselves in the least safe.
It takes a seaman but a minute or two to throw on his loose attire, and no time waslost on the present occasion.
No time was lost in stoppering the cables, and in rolling up the main-top-sail.
Time was, when the woman kept her children about her knees till adult years were reached.
How long a time was left to her before the parting that would leave her desolate?
He had lived, slept with the problem, at notime was it out of his mind.
Time was when I never minded, but this last year has spoiled me.
When Hunt's time was out, he wandered to St. Louis; and from that place he wrote his letter to Williams.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "time was" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
