seemed like the thing to do at the time
At the time, it was the thing to do.
It didn't seem like a good thing to do at the time.
Baseball catcher trying to tag out a player from another planet.
A man in a tux is taking recordings a kids singing.
A man is by himself looking at a frame.
A baby is looking at some toys.
They state ought to try to get labor out of the money they're spending on them.
A man overlooks a balcony facing an ocean.