Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] the [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Flaherty said to be sure this was true , although he misremembered the last time they 'd been called on to supply them , it being all of two years since the Wolfkings had been driven out by the Gruagach .
2 Christopher Wood 's last New York exhibition on this theme was held at the Shepherd in 1985 and he felt the present time to be right for another one , particularly given the slackness of the London market at present .
3 Lisburn 's Paul McBurney looked good winning the 200 metres in 21.17 and he clocked the fastest time when his club took the 4x400 relay in 3.32.3 .
4 He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time .
5 He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it .
6 There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat .
7 The next night , Captain Edward ( Ted ) Parsons RE and his paddler , Leading Seaman Irvine , prepared to land , Ted Parsons taking a ducking as he tried the first time to board the canoe in a nasty swell .
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