Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [prep] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have , therefore , travelled together through so many pages , let us behave to one another like fellow-travellers in a stage coach , who have passed several days in the company of each other : and who , notwithstanding any bickerings or little animosities which may have occurred on the road , generally make up at last , and mount for the last time into their vehicle with cheerfulness and good humour ; since after this one stage , it may possibly happen to us , as it commonly happens to them , never to meet more . |
| 2 | Maximilian said , and Edward looked at him with interest and regard for the first time . |
| 3 | Labour 's job is to defend its people and communities to the best of its collective abilities , and prepare for the next time . |
| 4 | Gleizes and Le Fauconnier became friendly in 1909 after a meeting at the home of a young socialist writer named Alexandre Mercereau , where Gleizes also met Metzinger and Delaunay for the first time in the following year , although these meetings did not lead to immediate friendship , and Gleizes knew little about their work . |
| 5 | My philosophy is that if somebody beats you then he 's lucky ; that on the day , your best was n't good enough — but wait for the next time round . |
| 6 | But think of the last time you had a meal out and the service you encountered . |