Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it . |
| 2 | Fifteen minutes were to pass before the bell rang a second time , succeeded by that awful rattle . |
| 3 | As the bell rang a third time to indicate the beginning of lessons , the girls moved into four groups around four tables , and the teachers came into the room to start the Bible class . |
| 4 | The ref said the first time the ball was n't on the spot properly so the kick had to be retaken . |
| 5 | By three-twenty , which was what the alarm clock by the bedside said the last time I looked at it , I have moved on from thinking about Timmy and Cheryl and her children , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and Cheryl 's children , and Timmy , and Timmy , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and begun to think about Summerchild and Serafin , and Serafin , and Timmy , and Serafin , yes , and Serafin . |