Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
| 2 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 3 | At this point I could have gone home , foreseeing a frustrating week ahead full of missed takes ; nevertheless after a few words ( all unprintable ) from Rick the cat rod was recast for a third time . |
| 4 | The deal took place at a public inquiry in 1981 , when the owner , Wedgwood , was applying for a second time for consent to demolish . |
| 5 | The horn was sounded for a third time , a single blast , long and mournful . |