Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] the [num ord] time [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 But on 20 September the Commission announced that for the first time it would take Britain before the European Court of Justice .
3 The intactness of the tomb meant that for the first time it was possible to analyse fully how the many objects found within it were used , and their ritual and social implications within the Sicàn culture better understood .
4 Her eleventh novel , Gwendolen , has just been published and she says that for the first time she is writing for her soul .
5 Then he realised that for the first time he was looking into the front of a hurricane .
6 While feeling a little sad at leaving , Mr. Offer said that for the first time he would be looking forward to an extra hour in bed in the morning .
7 This year it has an improved range which again highlights the benefits of Torsion technology , although for the first time it 's combined with injected EVA , rather than firmer PU which turned some runners away .
8 Roman was early ; Claudia left her office on the hour , closing the door with an irrational feeling that by the next time she saw it many things , including herself , would be irrevocably changed .
9 They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter .
10 He started to smile , teasing me , and for the second time I was convinced that someone would flourish it back to existence , that it was all only a game .
11 For the second time he should have said no , and for the second time he did n't .
12 He saw Madra fighting with her reins , hair wild ; then a face out of a nightmare lunged up at him , and for the second time he confronted the tusked maw of a grypesh .
13 At this point , Scorsese 's vision freezes — as it will throughout the movie — and for the first time we hear Henry 's thoughts on the matter .
14 At this point , Scorsese 's vision freezes — as it will throughout the movie — and for the first time we hear Henry 's thoughts on the matter .
15 The impact of the section has been very broadly based in the city , and for the first time we 've added for you in very brief terms , a Domiciliary Health information of just the total number of visits made by the city health care , erm and the level of work in terms of notices served , and prosecutions , note , going up in most of the sections , particularly their units they 're small numbers , but they are significant , just the same , and the table on the top of page forty-four , erm as I said earlier , I think we reached the highest level of insect complaints in the summer that we 've ever had to deal with , it 's very usual for us to deal with a thousand , over in the summer period , this time we dealt with sixteen hundred .
16 It is eager to scotch rumours that the withdrawal of the Official Custodian will mean that its COIF ( Charities Official Investment Funds ) common investment funds will also disappear , and for the first time it has issued a brochure to advertise its products .
17 For many women in coal communities it provided the only wage labour available to them , and for the first time it provided wages for the work they 'd always done .
18 She hesitated at the corner , reluctant almost to discover that she was now , as of this moment , completely lost in the world , and for the first time she asked herself clearly why she had decided to come here .
19 It reminded her painfully of Jordan and for the first time she thought about how she was never going to touch him again .
20 Once the heaviness dropped away her black hair formed into tight curls , and for the first time she looked almost pretty .
21 Now he drew himself upwards and stepped back from her , and it seemed to give her space to breathe , for she drew air into her lungs and for the first time she spoke , almost whimpering now : ‘ I …
22 ‘ The day that our papers went before the panel and we heard that everything was OK , Anna walked into the room , and for the first time she said ‘ I love you . ’
23 Sung , following her , held out his hand and for the first time she let him help her , gripping his hand with a force that took his breath , her fingers tightening convulsively with every little jolt she received .
24 A muscle twitched in his cheek , and for the first time she was aware of his tension .
25 And she began to laugh , her temper draining away , and for the first time she realised that he was frequently doing something which no one else had ever succeeded in doing before — he was defusing her rage .
26 A frisson of fear scorched down Robyn 's spine and for the first time she recognised the potential danger of her situation .
27 It was empty , and for the first time she noticed the bolt on the door between galley and main cabin .
28 She looked up at him , and for the first time she saw emotion in his eyes .
29 She stands close to the bed , and for the first time I see her naked : Agnes , the heroine of my novel .
30 Now , while as if bestowing some order of merit she fastened the beads round my neck , her face wore a motherly expression and for the first time I was with the Aunt Louise of my childhood .
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