Example sentences of "[be] [adv] the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | come on because it would have been perhaps the first time I suppose it would n't be a |
| 2 | And , of course , you must make sure you 're here the next time we come swimming . ’ |
| 3 | It 's perhaps the one time you 'll bless starting with a completely clean slate ; at least there are no existing possessions that might perhaps prove difficult to accommodate . |
| 4 | ‘ This is only the third time I 've met him . ’ |
| 5 | For some people this is literally the first time they have thought about and felt sensual responses in their own body . |
| 6 | The 3-0 defeat of England is a first for India and it is also the first time they have recorded a 3-0 win against any other country . |
| 7 | It is certainly the only time I have played at a ground with a hovercraft as a pavilion . |
| 8 | He was dead the last time I saw him . ’ |
| 9 | This was their sixth successive League victory , and though it was only the first time they have scored three goals in a game this season , everyone at Highbury knows it could have been seven . |
| 10 | It was only the second time they had worked together . |
| 11 | It was only the second time she had taken part and this race , taking less than ten minutes , had been a particularly fast one , but as she said , it was a family tradition to take part in it and she had really enjoyed it . |
| 12 | It did not matter that it was only the fourth time they had met ; she knew this moment was exceptional in her life and that , while their physical passion might be impulsive and unplanned , it was inescapable . |
| 13 | That was only the third time it had happened in New Zealand . |
| 14 | I think that erm the actual position er assured was that industry gave us a quotation in erm April nineteen ninety two which actually was somewhat higher than we 'd anticipated , but I 'm not sure that industry reyu viewed it as an increase because it was probably the first time they had formally quoted a price . |
| 15 | It was probably the first time he had been asked for such a drink , despite his long years of service . |
| 16 | Then I should think you came up here , and that was probably the first time you realised what had happened . |
| 17 | Using a new set of genuine Thomas Leavy documents based on his legal name change — the last thing he supposed the Federal authorities would be on the lookout for — Coleman then slipped back into the States , via Canada , for what he felt in his bones was probably the last time he would see his father and his country . |
| 18 | It was also the first time he had driven with navigator John Anthony , a retired fire officer from South Nutfield . |
| 19 | His games connection that year was more than just a marketing one ; it was also the third time he had been chosen for the Scotland team as a pole-vaulter . |
| 20 | It was also the last time she ever mentioned his mother . |
| 21 | It was almost the first time he had sounded civil . |
| 22 | Traffic still very busy on all major routes going out of the city , it 's not as bad now , though as it was there the last time I spoke to you , but still , very very busy this evening . |
| 23 | … and it was definitely the first time she 'd become aware of one person in that audience , one watching pair of eyes … |