Example sentences of "[verb] i [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 2 | Within a few days of seeing me for the first time , he summoned me once again to tell me that the Labour Party did not wish to continue with the action . |
| 3 | He could have dropped me off the first time ! |
| 4 | Just then he noticed me for the first time . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's so repressed , Eddie , ’ she told me after the first time . |
| 6 | He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two . |
| 7 | You have n't seen me since the bad time with the lawyers . ’ |
| 8 | I now see that Travis is so smitten that he would n't accept anything but that , meeting me for the first time when I called at your apartment , you at once became very much attracted to me . |
| 9 | You still owe me from the last time . |
| 10 | Well that 's what everybody sings to me when them and they meet me for the first time or get introduced to me . |
| 11 | I would n't get the opportunity to find out who else was calling me at the same time . |
| 12 | Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held tightly to her . |
| 13 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
| 14 | When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more . |
| 15 | He saw me for the first time . |
| 16 | He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time . |
| 17 | yes cos you always right , you remind me at the wrong time and the wrong thing |
| 18 | SEEING THE ARTICLE on the ‘ 109 in the July issue of FlyPast reminded me of the first time I saw it . |
| 19 | But I do n't think I am , because you 're human too , with all the contradictions that implies — hating me at the same time as you want me , for instance . ’ |
| 20 | As she did so she seemed to notice me for the first time . |
| 21 | PAMELA : You oblige and improve me at the same time . |
| 22 | As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time . |
| 23 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |
| 24 | I 'd like you to tell me about the first time you were really aware of these symptoms , then the worst episode you can remember , and then the last … . |