Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] be the [adj] 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 | He comes up to him and he goes , you 're only a trainee , and he goes this is the first time we 've ever sent the scum bag back , oh , the scum bag , that 's a big strong even if you are god and he , he |
| 3 | Do you know that 's the first time I 've said your name ? |
| 4 | ‘ Do you know this is the first time you and I have been alone together , ’ he whispered . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , let this be the last time . |
| 6 | He went back to Nuremberg in 1946 to testify , but as far as I know that 's the only time he ever left the country . ’ |
| 7 | I know that 's the visiting times you 're allowed to be down there |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I suppose that 's the only time he could go , you know |
| 11 | I could n't work in those circumstances , so I decided this was the right time if I really wanted to do something with my solo career , just break loose completely . ’ |
| 12 | Got that on Monday morning I thought that was the worst time of the week . |
| 13 | And although 75 per cent of them thought 16 was the right time to start having sex , girls admitted they still made the mistake , often with drastic consequences , of saying Yes when they really meant No . |
| 14 | I think that was the first time I uttered the words , ‘ Never mind . |
| 15 | I think that was the first time that a chill hit Mala too , for she seemed to grow a little pale . |
| 16 | I think that was the last time I had a proper ride on a bike . |
| 17 | ‘ And let's pray this is the last time I need ever set eyes on you ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I think this is the first time I 've seen you in anything but jeans or salopettes . ’ |
| 19 | They think this is the first time he 's attacked since January , but are worried that there may be other victims that have n't come forward . |
| 20 | I said that 's the last time . |
| 21 | Afterwards her mother said that was the first time anyone in the family had defended her . |
| 22 | and he had the nerve to say that is the first time I 've ever been said about it |
| 23 | I said this was the first time I 'd ever been there . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’ |
| 26 | He claims this was the best time of his life . |
| 27 | He claims this was the best time of his life . |
| 28 | As far as anyone knows this is the first time legal eagles have taken on a businessman as boss . |