Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [was/were] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moving like an automaton , she dressed in jeans and a warm sweater , smiling mirthlessly as she realised this was the third time she 'd been forced to flee from Dane Jacobsen . |
| 2 | A few days later the father told a project worker , ‘ You know that was the first time I felt I had something to offer to the school . ’ |
| 3 | I know this was the first time they 'd ever thought of or considered themselves as artists , before that I guess they just thought they were lucky . |
| 4 | I think that was the first time I uttered the words , ‘ Never mind . |
| 5 | I think that was the first time that a chill hit Mala too , for she seemed to grow a little pale . |
| 6 | I think that was the last time I had a proper ride on a bike . |
| 7 | Afterwards her mother said that was the first time anyone in the family had defended her . |
| 8 | I said this was the first time I 'd ever been there . |
| 9 | Courtaulds Fibres commercial director said this was the first time such an exercise had been held in Spain and the Courtaulds site was chose because it was the first in the country to have an emergency plan approved by the civil protection authorities . |