Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] time [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under starters orders for the second time and they 're off . |
| 2 | There was more in this vein as they turned right , and Mungo realized for the first time that they were actually heading into the forest . |
| 3 | She noticed for the first time that they had stopped , and looking round , discovered that they were outside the house . |
| 4 | For the first time since they began the surveys , Dun and Bradstreet report a negative outlook for the profits of retailers , which indicates a gloomy outlook for consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 5 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 6 | A nine-year-old , he is the ideal age and will be ridden by Hywel Davies for the first time since they won the 1989 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup . |
| 7 | After clinching the Bob Lord Trophy against Runcorn in midweek , Wycombe travel to Altrincham today hoping to relieve Colchester of the leadership for the first time since they went top five months ago . |
| 8 | Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ . |
| 9 | THE BIRTHDAY PARTY , the highly influential Australian band of the late '70s/early '80s , reunited for the first time since they split in 1983 at an NME -sponsored gig last week . |
| 10 | Jacko looked him in the eyes for the first time since they 'd met . |
| 11 | For the first time since they 'd come into the house , Roman turned his dark gaze directly on to her . |
| 12 | For the first time since they had left the house , he seemed rather less relaxed . |
| 13 | KENNY MORRIS starred in his own version of ‘ Lethal Weapon ’ in front of the cameras yesterday as Holywood clinched the Harp Senior League Championship for the first time since they changed their name from Belfast YMCA in 1987 . |
| 14 | In some parts of the south-east , groundwater levels are lower than at any time since records began 200 years ago , with some boreholes in the Chiltern Hills drying up for the first time since they were sunk last century . |
| 15 | And the Tynesiders could be among the medals for the first time since they won the event in 1987 and 1988 . |
| 16 | After Arsenal had demolished Coventry City 3-0 at Highbury to take top place for the first time since they won the Championship in May 1991 , Graham said : ‘ It is no good looking back . |
| 17 | There were some boys out there for the first time and they were absolutely terrified . ’ |
| 18 | Lots of inquiries about Foster and Allen they 're coming on the programme later they 've just got number one for the first time with their new video with their new single I do n't know I 'm not quite sure we 'll find out when they get here well they 've just got number one for the first time and they 've been trying hard for a long time . |
| 19 | They may feel New York for the first time because its fast-dealing busyness is something the screen does n't catch and may smell it for the first time if they come in high summer but one of the great first sights of the world is gone for ever . |
| 20 | ‘ It is coming ? ’ he asked for the fifth time since they had broken away from the Baglietto . |
| 21 | His uncle was fend of French fries and he tells the empty corridor for the hundredth time that they are called chips over there and they are eaten with vinegar . |
| 22 | ‘ What 's the matter , San ? ’ the fat woman asked for about the fifth time since they had all trooped in out of the cold . |