Example sentences of "[art] [noun] the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dougal was so cold that he dropped the key the first time he put it in the lock . |
| 2 | The breakwater had given the kids the precious time they needed . |
| 3 | Look less far than the mountains the next time you wish your questions answered . |
| 4 | Keep listening until you are sure that you will recognise the sounds the next time you hear them , then withdraw the spade and push it back into the ground some feet away . |
| 5 | of young smokers had been refused cigarettes by the supplier the last time they sought to buy them but that , in 1990 , the figure had risen to 15 per cent . |
| 6 | You know how pissed off Kolchinsky was when he got the bill the last time you did that . ’ |
| 7 | I also told her that there was no guarantee that she would come up with the answer the first time she was regressed , as this would be a new experience for her and her ever-protective subconscious would not want her to be upset in any way . |
| 8 | ‘ I set your name up on the account the first time we met . |
| 9 | A number of those with their own businesses commented that the more their wives undertook on the farm the more time they themselves had to earn off-farm income . |
| 10 | Quite clearly you ca n't roll the dice the first time you win . |
| 11 | It had grown stale and ugly and he 'd left the Party the first time they sent the tanks in , but he did n't stop believing in the dream , the illusion , the myth , any more than he stopped believing in the Devil just because he did n't think there was a God . |
| 12 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 13 | It did sting me a bit the first time I used it but has n't since . |
| 14 | But Harry spoke a bit the last time we went , he said So what hire a car . |
| 15 | I would not expect an angler to hit , or even see , every bite he has on a swing-tip the first time he uses one . |
| 16 | You were no more than a boy the last time I saw you … twelve , thirteen at the most . |
| 17 | Terrifically glad if you could bear to look in for a drink the next time you 're in town . |
| 18 | ‘ You called me a dog the first time you saw me , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Aye , you only had , had a brew the second time you really do at our house |