Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two years ago , he took charge of the Elliott Sports Jets side who won the women 's trophy for the first time and , on Sunday , he will be plotting the downfall of Su Ragazzi in the men 's final . |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't remember a horse so far ahead in the Grand National at this stage ! ’ enthused commentator Julian Wilson on BBC television as Crisp came to Becher 's Brook for the second time , still looking uncatchable : galloping relentlessly and jumping brilliantly , he was thirty lengths clear and showed no signs of flagging . |
| 3 | Then she discarded that , too , and left Corrie 's side for the first time to join in with the other children . |
| 4 | Defender Tony Mowbray could return to Celtic 's side for the first time in ten weeks and silence speculation that manager Liam Brady is willing to sell the player . |
| 5 | Then , fortified by a visit to the ‘ Manet and the Post-Impressionists ’ exhibition at the Grafton Galleries ( 1910 ) , where he saw Cézanne 's work for the first time , Bomberg entered the Slade School of Art in London with the aid of a much-needed loan from the Jewish Education Aid Society . |
| 6 | There is no such ring in the Reeve 's Tale , but it is hard not to notice that the motif seems to have been displaced and taken over by Absolon as he approaches Alison 's window for the second time that night , in order to deceive her : A sure example of intertextual inference is found in John 's use of the cradle trick ; he envies Alayn 's success with Malyne , and decides he will " " arise and auntre [ chance ] it " " himself . |
| 7 | A new director , responsible for a large section of the company 's business for the first time , was not in a particularly enviable position ; there were men equally as bright and considerably younger , poised ready to pull the mat from under him as soon as they saw an opportunity ; Hank could be their chance . |
| 8 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
| 9 | Alone , he walked to the market and entered the baker 's shop for the last time . |
| 10 | In the corresponding Republican primary the incumbent governor , Bob Martinez , defeated four opponents to secure his party 's nomination for the second time . |
| 11 | Scholfield teamed up with Georgie 's Caper for the first time to win the Restricted ( Div 2 ) and then took the Open unchallenged on Confused Express . |
| 12 | This is shown after the two men come across Curley 's wife for the first time , and also Curley himself . |
| 13 | So imagine the confused looks on the faces of viewers in America , where the PBS network has just started to show the Yorkshire Dale 's soap for the first time . |
| 14 | They are on CAP 's agenda for the first time , but only as a footnote , as part of a number of so-called ’ additional measures ’ still to be settled . |
| 15 | The curtain went up on Charley 's Aunt for the first time at the Theatre Royal . |
| 16 | And he notices his lover 's leg for the first time since the last time . |
| 17 | She thought she might even be able to get a good night 's sleep for the first time since she had arrived at the house . |
| 18 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 19 | Pedro Campos , project manager said , ‘ We are aware that a country going into the America 's Cup for the first time has never done well , but at the same time we are going there to win ; no-one knows about the class . ’ |
| 20 | WOLVES winger Robbie Dennison has been recalled to Northern Ireland 's squad for the first time in a year . |
| 21 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 22 | Meeting your wife 's mother for the first time . |
| 23 | He remembered seeing his father 's face for the last time ; the coffin being lowered into its final resting place — and the hateful wake which followed . |
| 24 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 25 | Doubt flickered across Harris ' face for the first time . |
| 26 | When entering a kung fu club for the first time , there are certain principles of etiquette to be observed . |
| 27 | The CD used to be considered a luxury item , but last year its share of the music market broke the 50 per cent barrier for the first time . |
| 28 | It has been brought forward to 5 April to allow institutional shareholders to enjoy the 25 per cent grossing-up for the last time . |