Example sentences of "his [noun sg] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | He 'll be on duty for his country for the 86th time … and that 's one more than Chelsea defender Mal Donaghy , of the current batch our highest capped player . |
| 32 | He 'll be on duty for his country for the 86th time … and that 's one more than Chelsea defender Mal Donaghy , of the current batch our highest capped player . |
| 33 | Once the vote on Europe had been taken ( an overwhelming majority in favour of the platform 's motion ) , he had slipped out of the hall , pausing only to watch and listen while , at the bidding of the cameras , the national chairman of the YCs blew his trumpet for the umpteenth time . |
| 34 | Loughlin , who broke his arm for the second time in 16 months on Great Britain 's summer tour Down Under , is in the centres after 10 minutes as sub in last Friday 's League defeat at Wheldon Road . |
| 35 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 36 | Walking from the taxi to his apartment , Ross had felt the sting and throb in his face for the first time . |
| 37 | But Steve Lunn 's superb solo effort four minutes from time , the best goal of the match , brought Shilton out of his dugout for the first time to summon all hands on deck . |
| 38 | Yesterday Silvino Francisco became his victim for the second time . |