Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] the [adj] time in " in BNC.
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1 | I could n't spell and about the only time in your life you 're not allowed to use a dictionary is in an English ‘ O ’ level exam . ’ |
2 | The margin of 425 runs was the largest runs victory West Indies have had over England , and for the only time in Test cricket Extras had a bigger match aggregate ( 44 ) than any batsman . |
3 | The headmistress let out a yell that must have rattled every window-pane in the building and for the second time in the last five minutes she shot out of her chair like a rocket . |
4 | They arrived in Liverpool after an uneventful railway journey and for the second time in three months Cam walked along the dock wall looking for the Langdale ; but now there was confidence in his stride and eagerness in his face . |
5 | And for the second time in ten minutes the man showered . |
6 | Come in , my dear , and tell me all about it , ’ he urged , and for the second time in just over twenty-four hours Paige burst into tears . |
7 | Father O'Malley wrote out his former pupil 's instructions and for the second time in as many days Charlie signed his name to an official document . |
8 | While her unpleasant husband shut himself in his room and wrote letters , she explored the island with Paul Masson and for the first time in her life ‘ tasted and touched the salt , the sand , the seaweed , the odorous soft bed of the receding sea , the dripping fish ’ . |
9 | I fill a mess-tin with meat , potatoes , and various vegetables , and for the first time in many months , I pour a very delicious gravy over the lot . |
10 | Mrs Chamorro declined to give interviews while in Washington but in an article published this week , she wrote : ‘ Ten years of living dangerously has brought civil war , an exodus of a fifth of our countrymen , an annual inflation of 30,000 per cent , 40 per cent unemployment and for the first time in our history , mass hunger . |
11 | Early on a wet Sunday morning outside Yaroslavl station , in the centre of Moscow , my journey was complete and for the first time in 10 days I was alone . |
12 | And for the first time in the twenty-year history of St Christopher 's , a priest laughed in the pulpit . |
13 | Bronwen reported the next day that Owen had slept deeply for about six hours , and for the first time in ages had not woken up several times during the night to go to the toilet . |
14 | This commenced with the Year eight pupils and for the first time in 1991 , we will be presenting all our school leavers with a RAE which again we feel will be of a high quality . |
15 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
16 | He understood at once why she had not told him ; he remembered the glass of milk in the café , and for the first time in weeks he was able to weep . |
17 | And for the first time in nearly three years she had been able to talk about Martin . |
18 | Sinead 's father John saw the progressive school in Waterford as a last chance for his wayward daughter and for the first time in her life she came across a school where she had nothing to rebel against . |
19 | Nevertheless , it was a worrying period , and for the first time in his life he occasionally resorted to taking one of my sleeping-tablets . |
20 | Immediately , therefore , I was involved in the gay movement and for the first time in my life in a couple relationship . |
21 | And for the first time in the conference 's 109year history , a speaker — pro-European Edward Giles of East Hampshire — was interrupted with cries of ‘ b—ks . |
22 | This was held on 16 February 1936 and for the first time in the history of the Second Republic involved an evenly matched contest between large , cohesive left- and right-wing alliances ; the Radical Party virtually disappeared as a significant force , leaving the political centre effectively unrepresented . |
23 | He made no announcement until 19 October , and perhaps did not even close his own mind until no more than a week earlier , but on 3 October , the same day that the Italian attack was eventually launched , he went to Bournemouth and for the first time in seven years addressed the Conservative Party Conference . |
24 | Katherine stood up quickly and crossed to the drinks cabinet , her fingers tracing the metal discs on the cut-glass decanters … and for the first time in many months thought about Dermot Corcoran , her late husband . |
25 | But one day , as he sat by a mountain stream , he actually looked at a flower , and for the first time in ten years he realized how beautiful something living could be . |
26 | Her head rocked , and for the first time in her life , she quite literally saw stars . |
27 | At the end of all this I had lost about two stones and for the first time in my life , felt very nervy . |
28 | She was conscious of his deeply sensual masculinity , and for the first time in her life recognised the electrically charged power of a virile male . |
29 | Behind the sunglasses her eyes closed and she slept — and for the first time in ages slept dreamlessly . |
30 | And for the first time in five years , the average cost of building a house dropped from the year before — from £25,338 in 1991/92 , to £24,537 in 1992/ 93 . |