Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] time we " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no looking back ; I wanted to remember Fiona as she was the last time we met , standing in the doorway of the croft , her black hair blowing in the breeze as she waved me goodbye . |
| 2 | They 're alright down here , at least they were the last time we had them . |
| 3 | It was the first time we 'd had proper monitors on stage — which meant it was the first time John heard his own voice . |
| 4 | It was the first time we made a connection . |
| 5 | It was the first time we had managed to get eight aircraft into the air in one formation in the nearly two months I had been on the island . |
| 6 | It was the first time we 'd ever done an overland journey . |
| 7 | It was the first time we 'd returned to any location and I thought it must be a good sign . |
| 8 | But when I phoned her ( at a ‘ safe ’ house ) for this article , it was the first time we 'd spoken directly since the filming . |
| 9 | ‘ It was Sheena Hawthorne , and it was the first time we had set eyes on each other for 50 years , ’ Betty says . |
| 10 | It was the last time we were ever to see him alive . |
| 11 | I knew I 'd had a letter from him then , because it was the last time we were apart before he was called up . ’ |
| 12 | Let me think … yes , it was the last time we had a class . ’ |