Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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1 | Peter Purton , an executive member of the lesbian and gay rights campaign , said now the idea of a common age of consent had been supported for a fourth time , he hope that the leadership would finally accept the commitment and ensure it went into the manifesto . |
2 | It was like some ghoulish rerun of Sunday afternoon , as if the same sequence in a film was being shot for a second time under a different director . |
3 | They face another five years in opposition and Labour will have another inquest into why it has been rejected for a fourth time . |
4 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
5 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
6 | At this point I could have gone home , foreseeing a frustrating week ahead full of missed takes ; nevertheless after a few words ( all unprintable ) from Rick the cat rod was recast for a third time . |
7 | The horn was sounded for a third time , a single blast , long and mournful . |