Example sentences of "[adv] [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had put on weight in the short time since going to Mrs Gracie 's ; he was plump . |
| 2 | E/A turned and made off East at the same time as we sighted him . |
| 3 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 4 | I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time . |
| 5 | Her husband was due to retire then and they had decided that they would both give up work at the same time . |
| 6 | Before the race , Mrs Munns judged the best turned-out horse , which she told me she was also doing for the first time . |
| 7 | If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation . |
| 8 | There was sympathy too for Floyd , who at 49 had the chance of becoming the oldest champion and now runner-up for the second time in three years . |
| 9 | Begin with the most common offenders : milk , milk products and chocolate , cutting out beef at the same time as this can sometimes cross-react with milk . |
| 10 | For Leconte , who only four months earlier had undergone back surgery for the third time in little more than two years , it had seen the re-birth of what was — and can be again — a gloriously entertaining , as well as effective , career . |