Example sentences of "[be] the [adj] time [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , you 'd think it would be the one time she would — ’ |
| 2 | So perhaps his outing at Kirkistown next month will be the last time we 'll see him . |
| 3 | Now , erm , what 's wrong with this if you think about it , is that er it 's hard to know what fitness and fittest means and although I 'm now gon na spend about ten minutes talking about it , this will be the last time you 'll hear me mention the word fitness , and I strongly advise you to do the same , for reasons which I will now n now explain . |
| 4 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 5 | He arrived in a top hat and morning coat , already a somewhat archaic form of working dress , and said to the waiting cameraman : ‘ Photograph me now , gentlemen , it may be the last time you will see me ’ . |
| 6 | Of course , Catherine had kept away ; it could be the last time he would see his wife alive . |
| 7 | It is the only time you can tee a ball up where you like ( within the limits of the teeing area ) , and as high as you like . |
| 8 | ‘ Counties have sponsorship deals now for pre-season trips , although at Essex we have never believed in pre-season tours because April is the only time you can get your first and second XI captains together . ’ |
| 9 | I was a guest of honour ( ! ) at the Annual Conference Dinner at Torquay , along with , Editor of Private Eye ( and at a guess , it is the only time I shall sit down to dinner with him ! ) . |
| 10 | When you think you 're right that is the very time it 'll fly back in your teeth . |
| 11 | Mozart said goodbye with tears in his eyes , saying , ‘ I fear that this is the last time we shall ever see each other . ’ |
| 12 | It said : ‘ We were partying with your son on May 26 and this is the last time we could establish that he was alive . |
| 13 | Barry is ready for his hols so this is the last time we will see the talking sweater in action . |
| 14 | He gave a roar of rage when his mother pulled him back , saying : ‘ Now behave yourself , Junior , or this is the last time I 'll bring you into the supermarket . |
| 15 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 16 | This is the last time I 'll be part of these people . |
| 17 | That is the last time I shall put myself at a loss or disadvantage for her , she decided , unable as she was to thank me . |
| 18 | ‘ I do love you , ’ I answered , ‘ more than ever , but this is the last time I can say it . |
| 19 | That 's the only time we 'll come round Green . |
| 20 | That 's the only time you can view a property . |
| 21 | I suppose that 's the only time he could go , you know |
| 22 | Now that 's the only time I shall have that . |
| 23 | I , I er , looks like erm teaching eleven fifteen to one fifteen my lunch hour is say one fifteen to two fifteen and technically I can er have it , I could probably , I could be , take off Friday afternoon , it 's the only time I could take off for averaging |
| 24 | It 's the only time I can get a break from my family . |
| 25 | that 's the only time I can take off time off in lieu , which is annoying |
| 26 | because I used to have when I used to go around these for breakfast I 'd always have an orange juice and my cereal and then my fried breakfast it 's the only time I 'd eat a fried breakfast . |
| 27 | That 's the only time it 'll be reversed |
| 28 | Usually because that 's the minimum time we can afford it over . |
| 29 | Said : ‘ It 's the first time I can remember there being a vote in favour of nuclear power . |
| 30 | It 's the first time he 'll have run a full marathon , but he 's jogged into FOX F M this evening . |