Example sentences of "[pron] for the [adj] time that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two . |
| 2 | She said , ‘ I expect it 'll be something you 'll remember and treasure for the rest of your lives , ’ and Carrie was pleased because she sounded like herself for the first time that day . |
| 3 | The boy was standing there , smiling at him for the second time that day . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ she answered , smiling freely at him for the first time that evening . |
| 5 | Neither was she too happy about the epithet ‘ min skat ’ , which he 'd applied to her for the second time that day . |
| 6 | This back parlour , Hope thought , as he entered it for the third time that day , is like a little theatre : Act I , Colonel Moore ; Act II , Amaryllis ; Act III |
| 7 | The excitement of delving into the unknown was mine for the first time that day . |