Example sentences of "for [adv] [art] [num ord] time since " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laura had felt , for perhaps the first time since her husband 's reappearance in her life , the warmth of a shared companionship . |
| 2 | FOR perhaps the 50th time since lunch , the hotline rings . |
| 3 | The Congress Party , the biggest single group in the house , but now in opposition for only the second time since independence in 1947 , had no option but to sit in silence when the voice-vote was called . |
| 4 | The world mile record holder , racing for only the second time since recovering from the groin injury which threatened to ruin his Olympic hopes , ran the third stage for Britain in the 4 x 1500 metres relay . |
| 5 | The " congress " of the combined French National Assembly and Senate ( lower and upper houses of parliament ) , holding a vote on June 23 for only the fourth time since the foundation of the Fifth Republic in 1958 ( earlier occasions being in 1963 , 1974 and 1976 ) , approved by 592 to 73 the constitutional amendments necessary before submitting the Treaty for ratification by referendum [ see also pp. 38882-83 ] . |
| 6 | For probably the first time since 1967 , homosexuality was at the forefront of public debate , resulting in moments of real visibility and intervention . |
| 7 | Since the 1949 service , when Latin was heard in the Church for probably the first time since the Reformation , the Founder 's Psalm ( no. 130 ) has been chanted : |
| 8 | For almost the first time since his reappearance in her life Laura found herself wondering whether she and Ross could have done anything to save their marriage all those years ago . |