Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [num ord] time and " in BNC.
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1 | In 1987 , the service had to compete for the hospital 's laundry contract for the first time and in 1993 , it will have to submit another tender . ’ |
2 | AFTER more than 31 years working for , electrical engineer has packed away his drawing board for the last time and started his retirement . |
3 | The Annamese mandarin looked at Joseph 's eager face for a moment , then his eyes lost their watchful look for the first time and he smiled . |
4 | The North Region PGA brought an event to the Darlington municipal course for the first time and tournament controller Les Massey said : ‘ We ca n't fault this place . |
5 | Meeting Sien for the first time and getting to know her was like knowing ‘ a fellow creature as lonesome and unhappy as myself ’ , no more and no less . |
6 | So the subjects had clearly realized this aspect of the dynamic solution between doing the experiment for the first time and for the second . |
7 | Fei Yen rose slowly , meeting the prince 's eyes for the first time and seeing how quickly he re-directed his gaze . |
8 | When I tell you that , every year , 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time and that some of these may be unborn babies or small children , then I am sure that you will want to help . |
9 | The new accommodation means we are under one roof for the first time and this means communication between departments , a critical factor in my job , is improved tremendously . |
10 | Dave meets Andy for the first time and says ‘ Nice to meet you . ’ |
11 | Two years ago , he took charge of the Elliott Sports Jets side who won the women 's trophy for the first time and , on Sunday , he will be plotting the downfall of Su Ragazzi in the men 's final . |
12 | Liz Boatman , who played professionally in the States before being reinstated as an amateur , captains the side for a second time and is delighted at the way the growth of the pro circuit has revitalised the amateur game . |
13 | and at the end of the national hunt racing season … celebrations for Gloucestershire 's top stables … trainer David Nicholson reached a century of winners for the first time and champion jockey Richard Dunwoody finished with 173 … a record year for them both |
14 | He was a local lad and already a star in clubland , and I was a second-year apprentice comic visiting the north-east for the first time and decidedly wary of its reputation . |
15 | If you were to fly to Athens for the first time and take a taxi to an address in the city , you would be unable to assess whether the route was circuitous , or the baggage charge was normal . |
16 | She also looked great — out of dungarees for the first time and into a becomingly simple black dress . |
17 | Later , after she had visited Joy for the last time and he had filled her arms with fruit , as he had on every visit , she made her way to the cemetery . |
18 | Members of the foreign press were allowed as observers for the first time and ‘ dialogue ’ was the stated aim of the congress and also of the CPPCC to follow . |
19 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
20 | It 's usual to hang ceiling paper parallel with the main window in the room , but if you 're tackling the job for the first time and the room is noticeably shorter in one dimension , you may find it easier to manage shorter lengths and hang it the other way . |
21 | Of greater interest to The Times was the attendance of the King at the match for the first time and the fact that a cuckoo had been heard in the vicinity of the Crystal Palace . |
22 | The second half proved a nightmare as the visitors hit the first three baskets to take the lead for the first time and stay there for a 7670 victory . |
23 | It lent to his words an air of impressive finality , as if he had been thinking out each point for the first time and had come to a halt . |
24 | The seven year old spoke for the first time and darted away to return with the roll of foil . |
25 | A third building included a single-storey office which incorporated a design studio and dark room for the first time and enabled Laura to organize her print and pattern research . |
26 | The peasant then walks past the corpse for a second time and emerges to ask the same question . |
27 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
28 | Both players will this year be sampling the European Tour 's qualifying procedure for the second time and Everett feels he will have a distinct advantage this time around . |
29 | Half-way up the straight , Piggott picked up his whip for the first time and the resulting explosion was unforgettable . |
30 | And we got plenty more attention , too , when Davis went out into the Crucible Theatre arena as world champion for the first time and promptly got slaughtered 10-1 by a complete unknown by the name of Tony Knowles . |