Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [adj] time [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These remain unused for the entire time that the child is in nappies . |
| 2 | He was proud that the invisible spirit animating the slight frame had dared to conceive the intended deed as his duty ; but he was afraid at the same time that he would lack the courage to endure the pain and carry it through . |
| 3 | It was one of the few times that the pulp glossy pop press produced journalism worth reading . |
| 4 | It was a perfect day of hot sun with a light following wind , one of the few times that we were able to sunbathe . |
| 5 | This is far from the first time that the Fnac has made a widely publicised intervention claiming that discounting favours the interests of the consumer . |
| 6 | And , of course , the 80s boom in advertising made the public aware for the first time that there was big business actually producing all the advertising that people see and hear every day . |
| 7 | ‘ Thank you , sir , ’ said Charlie , aware for the first time that only one of the colonel 's eyes actually moved . |