Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 He had looked for a loophole in their guard , he had found that crevice at the first time of asking .
2 Yes I pick up on the comment from the , Notts are n't as in control as they were , after first Tony and then Paul got their names on the score sheet in each case for the first time this season , both with bristling finishing efforts and you 'd be a harsh critic indeed who did n't agree that Pisa deserved to pull one back because they played some fine attacking football , and it was the player who 's caused most danger , who 's wearing the number eleven that moved across to the right hand side , got clear of the defence , pulled back an absolutely brilliant clot cross and in the middle who 'd missed an earlier header on fifteen minutes to make it one one , did n't miss on this occasion .
3 The parties to the first application agreed that the same preliminary issue should be determined in that case at the same time .
4 But that Saturday for the first time in his life , he invited his youngest son Patsy to attend the ball-game along with himself and his other three sons .
5 It did n't seem much on its own but , when it was added to other suggested improvements , it could mean that each operator could put four parts on to each car in the same time . ’
6 My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore .
7 In response to Air Ministry Specification R14/24 calling for a large , long-range flying-boat , Blackburn Aircraft ventured into this field for the first time in 1924 with their RB.1 Iris ( Blackburn 's previous flying-boat experience had been with the diminutive N.1B and Pellet single-seat designs ) .
8 Now what I 'd like to do this afternoon in the short time that we have is to outline some of the ways in which the British government is helping to meet the challenges of under development .
9 Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes .
10 Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century .
11 In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm .
12 Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation .
13 For example , where possible imperatives will be interpreted as relevant to the present interaction , and thus as requests to implement some action at the present time .
14 If he does n't abstain , however , he must use this vote at the same time as everyone else .
15 When on this mill for the last time there will close the gate
16 In fact they were clearly entranced by Hannah — which , it has to be said , is par for the course with everyone meeting this lady for the first time .
17 At least you 're sure it was n't me , I was knocking off a few fish at the same time , remember ? ’
18 A trip to the blood donors may seem like a strange topic to write about in a staff magazine but it is one that took my mind back a few years to the first time my mum persuaded me to go .
19 ‘ That was something I missed terribly when I retired and doing this race for the first time is a way of replacing it . ’
20 General Motors and Ford both expect to lose money on car manufacturing this quarter for the first time since the 1982 recession , largely as a result of overcapacity in the market .
21 But much more important is to think of other trade magazines which might use your information and bring in some customers at the same time .
22 Today , Kirov intended to call upon this facility for the first time .
23 I should not advise raising this topic at the present time .
24 I 'd get you some fags at the same time .
25 We can not have a Briton winning the US Masters for the first time again , nor a Briton putting the green jacket on yet another Briton for the first time again .
26 Like having a husband die and leave you for another woman at the same time .
27 Several of the articles in this important collection produced over the last ten years and gathered together in this volume for the first time , focus particularly on ordinary femininity .
28 Bernard Breslauer has the finest collection of illuminated leaves in the U.S. , on display this month for the first time
29 It was announced yesterday that the Glasgow Cup tournament will be played this season for the first time on an all-weather pitch .
30 The Review Panel would have had to try to persuade the court that complying with FRED 1 failed to give a true and fair view , and it would have been presenting this argument at the same time that companies generally were being compelled to comply with FRS 3 ( a not fundamentally revised version of FRED 1 ) in order to give a true and fair view .
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