Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] the [noun] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 The secretary did as instructed and passed the test first time .
2 I knitted two plain white rows between each row of faces and reversed the pattern each time it changed .
3 Rival Cyndi Lauper stepped in to sing a duet for a Christmas album and recorded the track first time with no rehearsal .
4 He slotted himself in behind the steering-wheel , and started the car first time .
5 This allowed the wife space to say she urgently needed help , and gave the husband more time to think it over , knowing how she felt .
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