Example sentences of "[num ord] time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the hundredth time her insides twisted and shivered with excitement . |
| 2 | Jinny wondered for the hundredth time what it was like to be in a family which sat up and watched the television of an evening . |
| 3 | The contractions stopped and I wondered for the hundredth time what my son would look like . |
| 4 | As they began to climb the stairs , arms still wrapped around each other , Ronni asked herself for the hundredth time what she would do if he did . |
| 5 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’ |
| 6 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’ |
| 7 | For the hundredth time I cursed Benjamin and wondered desperately what had happened to him . |
| 8 | And for the hundredth time she found it impossible to envisage saying no . |
| 9 | For the hundredth time he turned over , rearranged his pillows , tried to put his brain into neutral , think of nothing . |
| 10 | The first time had been in anger — the second time something very different . |
| 11 | In 20 years as headmaster this is only the second time something like this has happened and the previous incident was even smaller . ’ |
| 12 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |
| 13 | I could n't help remembering : the second time we met she had asked the party at large , ‘ Are there any twin comets ? , |
| 14 | ‘ The second time we came in there was this tremendous bang . |
| 15 | A second time we were too soon |
| 16 | We pay them at proof stage because that 's the second time we get any money from the client . |
| 17 | And the second time we goes up . |
| 18 | The first time we went without Chrissy , and the second time we did . |
| 19 | It was the second time they had broken up and been reconciled . |
| 20 | In one group of eight , half chose to go in for their first farrowing ; the second time they farrowed , all eight went in . |
| 21 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 22 | This was the second time they had done the walk , and they found it tougher than in previous years . |
| 23 | It was only the second time they had worked together . |
| 24 | The second time they did this , it suddenly came home to Grant just how terrified Jim Miller and his pal must have been , unarmed and defenceless , the night they had made their escape bid . |
| 25 | It was the second time they 'd searched for her , following sightings in North Oxford . |
| 26 | It was the second time there 'd been a breakout at the court in the space of a week . |
| 27 | It was only the second time she had taken part and this race , taking less than ten minutes , had been a particularly fast one , but as she said , it was a family tradition to take part in it and she had really enjoyed it . |
| 28 | After the second time she stared up at him , her eyes wide . |
| 29 | This is , of course , the second time she has accompanied Michael Jackson on the road . |
| 30 | After the second time she fell asleep , on her front , her face against his chest . |