Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] time of ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the fourth time of asking , what will be the impact on 15 Para of the change from battalion to company status , where will the battallion headquarters be , why is it being taken out of Scotland , and , at a time when the Secretary of State says that flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain 's Army , why are we making major reductions in a force which is the most flexible and mobile in the British Army ? |
| 2 | The seventy five year old bachelor had finally got his girl at the second time of asking years He 'd waited half a century for this kiss with his new bride Rose , and he still could n't believe his luck . |
| 3 | He proved how difficult this feat is by failing to repeat it at the second time of asking . |
| 4 | He went on to play in all 42 League games that season and helped the club to finish in a respectable third position but , statistically at least , his best season with the Palace was 1920–21 when , along with all the other Southern League clubs , we were admitted to the Football League — and promptly won the newly-formed 3rd Division at the first time of asking ! |
| 5 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 6 | He had looked for a loophole in their guard , he had found that crevice at the first time of asking . |
| 7 | It has proved , at the first time of asking in Test cricket , to be nothing more than a wrist-slapper . |
| 8 | Francis was delighted at landing Bright — even if it was at the third time of asking . |