Example sentences of "the [noun sg] for the third time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Watch me , Graham , ’ I insisted , as I tried the move for the third time . |
| 2 | He stuffs everything back in the rucksack for the third time . |
| 3 | Mansell won five times and was second in the Championship for the third time in his career . |
| 4 | THERE is not better way to underline the problems of distance and climate that are a unique hallmark of the game in Canada than … talking to Canadian RU executive director John Billingsley who mentioned his Ottawa lawn had been deep in snow for more than three months — in Vancouver I was about to bring out the mower for the third time in a garden bright with spring blossoms . |
| 5 | A surge of elation rushed through his body as he read the note for the third time , unable to believe the implications of what he was reading . |
| 6 | He said he forgot to put in his letter that your hero , Steve Donaghue , won the Derby for the third time last year but you probably knew that ages ago . |
| 7 | Coming back round by the house for the third time , she got quite above herself , and the bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it . |
| 8 | The Cardiff Bay Barrage Bill , which affects my constituency and is returning to the House for the third time , now has an EIS which has been published and is freely available to the hon. Members in the Vote Office . |