Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [prep] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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1 | Concerned at the rapid expansion of the hunt , and the declining stocks of small cetaceans around the coastline , the Iwate Prefecture in January 1989 instituted a licensing system , so that for the first time ever , the hunt could be regulated . |
2 | At the Food Research Institute Dr David Southgate , who has made a special study of dietary fibre and whose research is the source of the scientific textbook fibre figures , has provided analytical values for the dietary fibre in a range of usefully fibre-rich canned and packaged foods , so that for the first time these products , which form such a major part of modern eating , can be realistically assessed and used for health value . |
3 | Five years into his term , in 1972 , the BDDA at long last established headquarters at 38 Victoria Place , Carlisle , so that for the first time in its history the Association was run from its own national office by full-time paid officers . |
4 | The motorbike slowed so that for the first time they could see the outlines of the rider , a derelict farmhouse appeared in its headlight beam and the car behind them started flashing its lights . |
5 | The woodland shimmered , was still — a moment 's stifling summer silence , then the howl of the new season , a freezing wind bringing death and shedding so that for the second time in two minutes the land was drenched with fallen leaves and snow . |
6 | She went over and over the last time she had seen him . |
7 | It really did turn me on and after the first time I done it it it turned me on so much I come . |
8 | He saw with pleasure that she looked cold but not frightened ; she was beginning to swim more slowly and for the first time with trust , as if the water were a friendly and not an alien element . |
9 | The angels said it would be all right and for the first time , she thought , What if it is n't ? |
10 | Mine Host Norman raised his glass of Highland Park whisky yesterday and for the first time managed to raise a smile from the assembled guests . |
11 | Warren pointed out that for the first time Britain was aiming to carry out speculative research . |
12 | Christine looked across and for the first time a defensive flabbiness crawled across her face . |
13 | One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech . |
14 | He announced afterwards that for the first time " active negotiations " had begun . |
15 | Media coverage of the CIOB has increased significantly and for the first time coverage has been obtained at national level on television , radio and in the press . |