Example sentences of "[was/were] the fourth time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must be more patient and brace himself up to realise that he was the only person who could tackle the present chaotic state of affairs , ' This was the fourth time the King had told MacDonald that he would not accept his resignation . |
| 2 | It was the fourth time during the campaign that Mr Major had faced ordeal by egg . |
| 3 | YESTERDAY 'S incident in Southampton was the fourth time during the campaign that Mr Major has been subjected to ordeal by egg . |
| 4 | That was the fourth time they 'd had Michael and Helen to dinner . |
| 5 | That was the fourth time they 'd had Helen and Michael to dinner . |
| 6 | The voice was weary , as if this was the fourth time he 'd been called by his father that evening . |
| 7 | It was the fourth time she had been badly hurt on duty . |
| 8 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
| 9 | At thirty-two years of age , Chrissie Stone could take the occasional shock to her system , but this was the fourth time in two weeks that she had slept late , and it was beginning to get her down . |
| 10 | It was the fourth time in five years that Gotti , whose elegant sartorial taste had earned him the nickname " Dapper Don " , had been indicted . |