Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the latter fault he says : ‘ I 've learned how to fix that , so I 'll know the next time . ’ |
| 2 | Y'know , I can remember the first time I wore them . |
| 3 | I can remember the first time I got drunk on Scotch . |
| 4 | I can remember the first time I ever |
| 5 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |
| 6 | He could remember the first time that he 'd stepped outside into country darkness and closed the door behind him ; it was as if he 'd been struck blind with the click of the latch , and he 'd begun to panic at his inability even to tell which way was up . |
| 7 | The recommendation will be put by the ITF 's Rules of Tennis Committee to the Committee of Management in Paris in June and if accepted , it will travel to the Dominican Republic in September for presentation to the ITF Annual General Meeting , where , if it receives a ⅔ majority from delegates in attendance , it will become the first time that a new rule has been introduced since 1989 , when the tie break was standardised . |
| 8 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |