Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [is] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that it 's the second time in a year the house has been flooded . |
| 2 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
| 3 | ‘ I took Fleck off and that did n't work so I took Le Saux off , put Eddie up front and he got a vital goal — and it 's the second time he 's done that for us . ’ |
| 4 | And it 's the first time since you 're . |
| 5 | Now I mentioned that this was Chest Week and it 's the first time that the er Chest , Heart and Stroke Association have had a , a , a week specifically aimed at people with chest problems , or , or looking at chest problems . |
| 6 | Yesterday 's bombs are thought to have been Semtex and it is the first time outside the capital that devices have been casually placed by the road side . |
| 7 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’ |
| 8 | When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data . |
| 9 | Inevitably there is a certain amount of routine in everyone 's life and the person who lives alone also needs to establish some routine , no matter how tempting it may be to lead an unfettered existence , particularly if it is the first time you have lived on your own . |
| 10 | Thus , if it is the first time someone tells you a particular genre of joke , you may not know the appropriate type of response . |
| 11 | You 've been driving me crazy , but now I 'm going to have your body , and if it 's the last time then so be it . ’ |
| 12 | That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so . |
| 13 | But it is the first time that we have seen such a phenomenon on a large scale . |
| 14 | ‘ But it is the first time we have established formal procedures which ensure that we deliver and measure against set and agreed criteria . |
| 15 | Later , Fiat issued a statement saying it had learned of the arrests ‘ with great astonishment ’ but it is the second time the company has been involved in the ongoing scandal . |
| 16 | He made a mess of things in the park , but it 's the first time he 's got it wrong . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , fishing is my hobby , but it 's the first time I 've caught a squirrel . |
| 18 | But it 's the first time he 's broadcast to people OUTSIDE campus . |
| 19 | But it 's the first time a cell has been set alight since the brand new modern jail was opened . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I know that getting the sack is an occupational hazard in football , but it 's the first time it has happened to me and it hurts . |
| 21 | But it 's the first time I 've ever known Mark 's to do a catalogue with their gifts in . |
| 22 | Well normally they 'd given them dressing gowns before but it 's the first time they 've had gowns is n't it ? |
| 23 | ‘ But it 's the last time that counts . |
| 24 | While this as such simply acknowledges the situation as it is and is followed by a far longer passage relating to the benefits of celibacy for the Western rite , it remains a highly important text because it is the first time a Roman Council or any major Roman document has explicitly accepted and recommended the uniting of priesthood and marriage in a single life . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's something I 'd like very much , and it 's also special because it 's the first time you 've invited me home . |
| 26 | Technically it 's not a marginal because it 's the first time it 's been fought . |
| 27 | Mine is not an isolated instance , it just happens to be the most famous , because it 's the first time such persecution has been exported to a western country . |
| 28 | Dr William Fore , former WACC President and now Visiting Lecturer in Communication at the School , said in a recent letter to delegates : ‘ The meeting promises to be a landmark , since it is the first time that teachers of communication in seminaries and schools of theology will have come together to consider their distinctive task in theological education . ’ |
| 29 | We were n't really in love , but it seemed a very great deal like it at the time , before we spoiled it ; we both thought we were , and how can you tell for sure when it 's the first time and you 've nothing to compare it with ? |
| 30 | This enterprising tour should be well worth following as it is the first time cricketers of this age from South Africa have toured in England . |