Example sentences of "the only time in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately for the historian , it was the only time in his life when he kept a diary . |
| 2 | The Dale , perhaps for the only time in its short life , was full . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | For the first and almost the only time in the Second World War , there was what can fairly be described as a generally pervading popular ‘ war mood ’ , disdaining any premature and presumed over-generous peace with Britain , and even somewhat disappointed with Hitler 's new and ‘ final ’ peace offer of 19 July , aimed at assuaging world opinion . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | He would soon use these newly acquired talents in the play Jimmy Shine , but the only time in which he has attempted to sing on film were in his two biggest turkeys — Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me ? and Ishtar . |
| 7 | It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage , on the defensive . |
| 8 | ‘ It was the only time in my life that I 've drifted , and I think maybe in order to grow you need to drift some . |
| 9 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 10 | It was the verbal savagery of his pre-war outbursts in the streets of Shoreditch and Pimlico that made him a public danger for the only time in his life . |
| 11 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 12 | Thus it transpired , for the only time in the BBC 's history , that the Design Department was asked to undertake the responsibility and the budgets for all visual effects , special props , models , etc. , needed for the television series . |
| 13 | This sense of self-doubt also had some part in convincing Conservative leaders that neither Britain nor western society could survive another trauma of the seriousness of the First World War and thus , for the only time in history , the party abandoned its usual reliance on strong defences and the balance of power in Europe , adopting a policy towards Nazi Germany known as appeasement . |
| 14 | It was the only time in her life when she was free of Doubts . |
| 15 | At the only time in his life when he would have liked to he was so crushed by doubt and diffidence that he kept his eyes scrupulously trained upon the ground , or the table in front of him , or the wall behind the shoulder of the person concerned . |
| 16 | First , for the only time in his Gospel , he calls them apostles . |
| 17 | I have just done it for the only time in the 23,400,000 minutes of my life so far , and I doubt if I 'll do it again , so call these odds one in 25 million . |
| 18 | Then he attacked with venom and had Thornton looking troubled for the only time in the fight . |
| 19 | Flanagan began the big Bangor revival , winning the Ulster Cup and taking the club into Europe for the only time in their history as League runners-up two years ago . |
| 20 | For the only time in any of her decorations Walker has made some of the figures quite distinctly male — the clearest being a nude figure in a pose which is repeated in reverse on either side of the central action , at the head of the crowd . |
| 21 | I spent the day riding , or rather bucking , at anchor , the only time in my life I really wanted to die . |
| 22 | ‘ Just for once , for p'raps the only time in your life , take a bit of advice from your elders and betters . ’ |
| 23 | The shower is the only time in any twenty-four-hour period I take my underpants right off . |
| 24 | For the only time in his career ( with the arguable exception of the months between May 1945 and January 1946 ) de Gaulle was not confronted by an all-consuming national or international crisis . |