Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just do n't fancy tackling her a third time . ’ |
| 2 | Suppose , for example , that your most recent life had been a particularly horrifying and traumatic one : you would not really want to experience it the first time you were regressed , as you might not be able to cope . |
| 3 | Should have realised it the first time , but that 's what happens when you make assumptions . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , you should have done it a long time ago ; you need a rest . ’ |
| 5 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 6 | ‘ They say they 're tough and taste of fish , ’ Marian said ; ‘ we shall have to roast it a long time . ’ |
| 7 | It may have taken me a long time to find out about him . |
| 8 | Ernest Jarvis did what he had to do elaborately , and it must have taken him a long time . |
| 9 | He did n't have to tell me a second time . |
| 10 | I do n't blame him for falling for you , but do n't you go giving him a hard time just before the race ! |