Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] time they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | British Champion Colin McRae pushing everything to the limits … it requires rapid changes through the gear box … even when cornering … now in the Banbury factory of Prodrive engineers have spent 18 months developing a semi-automatic gear box … they 're already becoming common in Formula One … now for the first time they 've been successfully introduced in a rally car … with just a touch of a button the driver can change gear without having to take his hand off the steering wheel . |
| 2 | It 's been a four-hour journey for Fiona and David , now for the first time they meet the competition and hopefully make new friends . |
| 3 | It may be some months or even years later when , for the first time they over-correct from a practice stall , they experience a substantial reduction in ‘ g ’ loading . |
| 4 | For the umpteenth time they have arisen because Labour nominees have failed to attend a single meeting in the previous 12 months . |
| 5 | When you 're giving feedback to people , yes , there were going to bad things about what they 've done , yes , there 's going to be good things , but if you can catch the bad things between two good things , even if the good things are just saying thank you , they 're going to go away with a bigger smile on their face , and probably feel more motivated for the next time they do that task . |
| 6 | I 'm suggesting we send that man a voucher for fifty pound that his company or he puts towards the next time they buy a full fare or an Apex and then we actually get fifty quid or a hundred and fifty quid . |
| 7 | It is the most addictive drug ever — many become addicted from the first time they use it . |