Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] [conj] this time " in BNC.

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1 The work ends with a more elaborate finale : two five-part stanzas ( see Ex. 79 ) sung and danced by the whole chorus ; an aria a 3 sung by three women ‘ without dancing ’ ; a short instrumental ritornello ( melody and bass only given ) ‘ repeated several times and danced by two soloists of the chorus ’ ; two more stanzas of Ex. 79 ; another stanza of the aria but this time sung by three tenors ; and a final pair of stanzas of Ex. 79 .
2 ‘ Madonna likes being in the eye of the storm but this time she was safely tucked away in New York . ’
3 In 1987 the Lib Dems came second to the Conservatives in two thirds of the seats and this time they look like the main challengers .
4 Then his warm , naked body was against hers beneath the covers and this time everything was magically different .
5 Quinn nearly got a second just before the break but this time Kavavaev was equal to a close-range effort after Gerry Taggart had provided the opportunity with a bustling header .
6 Things have got out of hand in the past but this time it 's just a fashion show , ’ said Mrs Deborah Keily of the NSPCC , which hoped to raise £20,000 from the show .
7 Again there were two figures in the room but this time the light was on .
8 He found peace in the fact that this time he could help , and decided to watch over her until she recovered .
9 The next day we went again to the Rovacchia but this time I insisted we should also go and see the crazy Englishman who had ridden the mule .
10 It is therefore no surprise that in the minority of James V the Scots turned with relief to the fact that this time there actually was a close royal relative , John duke of Albany , son of James III 's brother ; brought up in France , because of his rebellious father 's exile , Albany was invited to Scotland as regent .
11 After What seemed like a shattering day , I sat on the bus but this time the journey was much more jovial as relief sunk in .
12 Her mouth twisted at the thought that this time , at least , there was no danger of a nightmare .
13 Greatbatch and Thomson — again to the arm ball — were swept aside in the space of four deliveries , Patel chose once more to live by the sword and this time died by it , and Cairns fell meekly , to the ever-increasing cluster of fielders around the bat .
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