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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was there a time when" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to a past period of time about which you are asking a question. For example, "Was there a time when a 5-minute phone call cost only a few cents?"
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Was there a time when you started writing out the patter of your stage act?
Was there a time when you might have gone to Ramallah for lunch?
Was there a time when mentally-ill Cubans roamed the streets of Manhattan?
Was there a time when people told you to "get a proper job"?
Was there a time when you stopped appreciating the opportunity to communicate with people through music?
Was there a time when she thought she'd have to go down that route?
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Chances are there was a time when you were afraid as well.
As wretched as the BLT breakup has been, there was a time when the partners were welded by mutual need.
But was there ever a time when sports was innocent?
Was there ever a time when you considered splitting up?
Wasn't there a time when gold was supposed to be a store of value?
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