Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] time i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was the last time I checked , ’ nodded the man . |
| 2 | It were the first time I ever heard him do it . |
| 3 | As I opened it , and looked out , I realized that it was the first time I had consciously looked out : before , I had always been hurrying by . |
| 4 | It was the first time I had made this mistake , but Bamba immediately turned and ran back to us . |
| 5 | It was the first time I had heard orderly 's German : a rich hybrid language spoken with any English local accent which often achieved wonders when the phrases of classroom or grammar book produced only a blank expression and a shrug of the shoulders . |
| 6 | It was the first time I had heard it . |
| 7 | I was so proud that day because it was the first time I wore a rather special red coat with matching red hat . |
| 8 | ‘ It was a process of necessity , really but , since it was just me and a Portastudio , it was the first time I 'd ever been in the position of being able to write and record without any kind of pressure from anyone else . |
| 9 | ‘ It was the first time I 'd ever seen myself on screen . |
| 10 | It was the first time I had seen her in a pale colour — a light grey dress which made her seem shadowy . |
| 11 | ‘ It was the first time I did n't have to worry what the other girls were gon na think , what anyone was gon na think and if I do n't like what happens I can cut it out … |
| 12 | It was the first time I had come across the word . |
| 13 | It was the first time I was able to say it . |
| 14 | ‘ In Africa , ’ she continues , ‘ it was the first time I was confronted by these women that were fearless with each other . |
| 15 | It was the first time I 'd seen anyone in labour and I made a silent vow that when I was married I was n't going to have any babies if this was how you had to suffer . |
| 16 | It was the first time I had ever heard of a savant with a linguistic ability . |
| 17 | It was the first time I had ever trained a bird to do something I wanted it to do . |
| 18 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 19 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 20 | It was the first time I had been able to attend a pub meet at this particular hostelry , and I thought it was very nice , full of young people without being a noisy ‘ fun pub ’ . |
| 21 | " He does n't like me very much , " I explained , and it was the first time I 'd ever realized that " It was a very sad thing not to be liked by your own father , and obviously it must be just as sad not to like your only daughter . |
| 22 | It was the first time I 'd ever thought of the baby as " he " . |
| 23 | It was the first time I 'd put it to myself like that . |
| 24 | It was the first time I had seen him reveal any emotion in his face , and it had something of the intensity of grief . |
| 25 | It was the first time I 'd been out of the cell since 15 May . |
| 26 | It was the first time I 've really laughed since I came here . |
| 27 | It was the first time I had heard him play great music , and I was moved as I had been by the Bonnards ; moved in a different way , but still moved . |
| 28 | ‘ It was the first time I played for the County . |
| 29 | It was the first time I had seen a ship built from scratch and it was quite an experience to watch the steel plates being cut by their ingenious machine which controlled a cutter as it drew our the required shapes direct from the blueprint , converting everything to full scale as it cut . |
| 30 | It was the first time I 'd seen an SS uniform , you know . |