Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [adj] time [pers pn] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the first time I had a conversation with Mr Wogan was live on television ! |
| 2 | So the last time we had a break was er , well , actually , we did n't do the useful formulae , did we , last time ? |
| 3 | It was only the second time they had worked together . |
| 4 | It was only the second time she had taken part and this race , taking less than ten minutes , had been a particularly fast one , but as she said , it was a family tradition to take part in it and she had really enjoyed it . |
| 5 | That was only the third time it had happened in New Zealand . |
| 6 | It was the eleventh or perhaps only the tenth time I had fallen that morning . |
| 7 | It did not matter that it was only the fourth time they had met ; she knew this moment was exceptional in her life and that , while their physical passion might be impulsive and unplanned , it was inescapable . |
| 8 | It was not the first time they had been told this . |
| 9 | It was not the first time they had played this mischievous game with each other , on stage . |
| 10 | This was not the first time I had noticed the old enmity of the Norwegians for the Germans . |
| 11 | This was not the first time I had dabbled in adultery . |
| 12 | It was not the first time I had seen " my " insects . |
| 13 | This was not the first time I had come across the concept of ‘ Quality ’ as meant in this context . |
| 14 | It was not the first time he had seen such symptoms . |
| 15 | It was not the first time he had come home covered in blood . |
| 16 | It was not the first time he had been the recipient of an undiplomatic reference to the absence of colonial genes in Alexei 's physique , manner and appearance . |
| 17 | For just a short time I had become a part of the village community on a day that ‘ introduces everybody to everybody else ’ . |
| 18 | It was also the first time he had driven with navigator John Anthony , a retired fire officer from South Nutfield . |
| 19 | His games connection that year was more than just a marketing one ; it was also the third time he had been chosen for the Scotland team as a pole-vaulter . |
| 20 | I think that erm the actual position er assured was that industry gave us a quotation in erm April nineteen ninety two which actually was somewhat higher than we 'd anticipated , but I 'm not sure that industry reyu viewed it as an increase because it was probably the first time they had formally quoted a price . |
| 21 | It was probably the first time he had been asked for such a drink , despite his long years of service . |
| 22 | This was n't the first time it had got me into trouble , but I intended to make damn sure it was the last . |
| 23 | and then the second time she had it done |
| 24 | It was almost the first time he had sounded civil . |
| 25 | She could remember vividly the first time she had tried dope , the day that she had found out about her mother 's affair from one of her classmates . |
| 26 | Erm well actually what I wanted was a repeat of my prescription , but I wondered why the last time I had one I got sixty instead of a hundred that I got before ? |
| 27 | On the same day that Bathsheba arrived home , Mr Boldwood went to apologize to her for speaking so violently the last time he had seen her . |