Example sentences of "the [adj] time [that] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 2 | It was the first time that he 'd come anywhere near to making a personal remark , and she had already concluded that she did n't register with him as a person , only as his assistant , sexless and insignificant . |
| 3 | At last her conscience won out and she gave a tiny sigh , wishing not for the first time that she could , just occasionally , be a touch more ruthless . |
| 4 | It was erm it 's the first time that I 'd come across , I mean I 'd been a little bit of experience on , on inland waterways in Windsor er which I 'd lost when I went to Leicester and Lincoln I came back here of course and now we had the North Sea and the docks and erm that was a new area and a , and a really good challenge erm I particularly got involved with , with things like erm the movement of chemicals which was beginning to increase and coming into Felixstowe and , and er and , and er Ipswich erm and when I think back Felixstowe Dock , looking back , ended where the big jumbo tank , the Calor Gas tank is , that , that was the sort of range of Felixstowe Dock in those days . |
| 5 | I do n't know because I mean a couple of people have changed cos it 's the only time that they can have it . |
| 6 | This was the only time that I can remember such a fatality occurring locally during my lifetime . |
| 7 | The only time that you will hear about it is whe , if you have the television on and you see it happening on the parliament and on your papers . |
| 8 | Teachers are told that what they do is vitally important , that they alone can translate and extend the National Curriculum into rich comprehensive learning opportunities and at the same time that they can not be trusted to do the job . |
| 9 | This suits other banks because it means that they can earn interest on surplus funds , knowing at the same time that they can get them very quickly , at call , if necessary . |
| 10 | He was proud that the invisible spirit animating the slight frame had dared to conceive the intended deed as his duty ; but he was afraid at the same time that he would lack the courage to endure the pain and carry it through . |
| 11 | She is saying that this good thing , this knowledge , can be used — to tell us , for example , that Amis is not a Tudor writer : but she is rather more moved to say at the same time that it ca n't or can hardly be used , devoted as she is to the thought of a separation between , in this case , Amis 's friendships and politics , his life — and his art . |
| 12 | Asahi Shinwa , which reported a fee income of Y16.3bn in 1991 , announced at the same time that it would be terminating several international joint ventures established with E&Y International . |
| 13 | The other time that they used to sit down together was for a cup of tea or coffee at six in the morning , which was when the man got home , and often as not that was when Boy got home too . |
| 14 | I know somebody , male I might add , who 's so randy the whole time that he ca n't concentrate on anything . |
| 15 | This is the last time that I shall be able to supply them , yet you try to stop me . " |
| 16 | This is the first and perhaps the last time that I shall desire it . |
| 17 | I suspect that that was the last time that he will make a speech as Minister for the Arts , and I do not think that the House would begrudge him a longer time to say his farewells . |
| 18 | It was , I thought , the last time that she would make sarky remarks about a fellow medium 's performance . |