Example sentences of "[pron] for the [num ord] [noun] that " in BNC.
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1 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
2 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
3 | When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more . |
4 | It had been one of those deep , deep sleeps ; the kind when you do n't know a thing until your mum starts yelling at you for the umpteenth time that you 're going to be late for school if you do n't get up . |
5 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
6 | It came home to him for the first time that what had seemed to him a trivial event , a stupid joke , was something genuinely much bigger to Andrus . |
7 | It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money . |
8 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
9 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
10 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
11 | For now , the Strongs wil just have to wait and prepare themselves for the next weekend that Purcell comes home . |
12 | And he added , ‘ Please do n't send along the young pseudo-philosopher who will tell us for the umpteenth time that , of course , he fully understands the Bank 's attitude . |