Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They agree that the States beckon for a second time but Melanie says : ‘ It 's very difficult because America 's so segregated , and it 's horrifying to see how much prejudice there is , really . |
| 2 | Two days passed , and on Sunday , 16 December , the schooner tried for a second time to get to Fort Davey but was forced back . |
| 3 | When the machines move in a second time to desilt the river bed , they will of course send the silt further down the river for yet more diggers to tackle downstream . |
| 4 | SCOTLAND — SCOTLAND have qualified for the last five World Cup finals , but with only one point from two games they already face an uphill struggle to qualify for a sixth time . |
| 5 | A spokesman for the National Housebuilding Council said : ‘ Every housing chain begins with a first time buyer and we are hopeful that this vital part of the market will be encouraged by the Chancellor 's additional concession . ’ |
| 6 | And the same will be true of Britain 's spending if Manchester loses for a second time . |
| 7 | Patients were still taking omeprazole when they had the tests done for a second time . |
| 8 | Chola went for a third time to fetch some water from the river while Mina and Kāli set to work on the outside of the house . |
| 9 | Sporting Sir John married for a third time but the new Lady Pryce refused to play second — or , perhaps , third — fiddle and insisted that the embalmed bodies in the moribund harem be removed . |