Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
| 2 | Although it was a difficult time for most people not everyone was distraught . |
| 3 | Mrs Bennett would have a fit if she knew Celia had gone up to Beckwith 's Folly , but it was n't the first time lately that she had been overwhelmed by the desire to escape , although it was the first time she had actually done anything about it . |
| 4 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 5 | He says that it 's the second time in a year the house has been flooded . |
| 6 | Well , i i if I , the , on one of the comments I 'd make is that it 's the only time I 've ever known the accounting profession to do businessmen a favour by forcing them to face up to what the costs of the consequences of their actions are and this has as James said led to looking quite carefully and I think it 's difficult to quantify the cost at the moment for a variety of reasons . |
| 7 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
| 8 | Bomber Command lost over 500 aircraft during the next few months over Berlin , and when you consider that this meant 3,500 fully trained men , it can be realised that it was a critical time . |
| 9 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 10 | She knew with total certainty that her imagination had n't been playing tricks , and that it was the second time in only a few minutes that she 'd heard those precise words . |
| 11 | Mr Jack Straw , Labour 's shadow education secretary , said last night that it was the first time in his 10 years in Parliament that responsibility for piloting such an important piece of legislation through committee had been left to such junior departmental politicians . |
| 12 | As I opened it , and looked out , I realized that it was the first time I had consciously looked out : before , I had always been hurrying by . |
| 13 | Some authorities maintained that it was the first time a single drug had been shown to be useful in controlling psychotic patients . |
| 14 | He discovered that Bob was twenty-five , four years his junior , and realised that it was the first time since his brother Joe 's marriage , when they were seventeen and twenty , that he had had a companion of roughly his own age . |
| 15 | ‘ Everyone seemed to think Benjamin was a virgin , but I never thought of him as that , but that it was the first time he was making love to a woman who was old enough to be his mother , and who was his mother 's friend . ’ |
| 16 | The doctor told me that it was the first time she had made an advance to anybody . |
| 17 | Having replied Yes with much confidence in his initial request I did not think I could take two steps to the rear , so I hastened to add that the job would take me some considerable time as ti would be my spare-time/spare-time job , consoled myself with the thought that it was the first time that I had made anything to be used in a church , so it would be a challenge . |
| 18 | Preston denied this with some zest , pointing out that it was the first time he 'd thrown a punch at anyone since his days in the ring with Cobber the kangaroo . |
| 19 | Not that it was the first time they 'd been cut . |
| 20 | The fact that it was the first time in the 20th century that either of the major parties had selected an all-southern election ticket reflected the widespread belief that only by recapturing support lost to the Republicans in the south could the Democrats hope to win the presidency . |
| 21 | They ordered , sipped drinks , and Therese was conscious that it was the first time for years she had eaten a meal alone with a man . |
| 22 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 23 | Malcolm , myself and Chris went round I think it was two days before , looked for the well it 's a lot tidier that it was the previous time because of the new racking . |
| 24 | Especially if he spotted that it was the third time , for Miss Postlethwaite and me . ’ |
| 25 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 26 | The only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage — especially if you are a first time buyer . |
| 27 | One day a week we provide only rescue cover , this only for experienced sailors ; this gives us time to keep both boards and staff in good condition , and it 's a good time for you to explore . |
| 28 | And it 's a good time to discuss career matters . |
| 29 | And it 's a long time ago — ’ |
| 30 | Spring is in the air and it 's the perfect time to start preparing your body for those glorious summer months . |