Example sentences of "[noun sg] came for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only — the thought came for the first time — if only she had stayed with Papa ! |
| 2 | When the meter man came for the last time he spoke of my aunt , and of the many years he had been to the house , so that he felt himself to be almost an old friend . |
| 3 | The doctor came for the last time and said , ‘ Yes , he 's going now . ’ |
| 4 | I remember well , during the air-raids of the forties when I was in London and we waited as darkness came for the first sirens and the deep breath to get one 's courage up , that we felt we were part of the will of the capital of England . |
| 5 | Despite publicity about their strict code of conduct , it was obvious that the rules had been broken because when the time came for the first troupe to go home , John was astounded to learn that eight out of the sixteen had married during the run and intended to remain behind and every one of the other eight was engaged . |