Example sentences of "see [noun] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have seen letters in the Financial Times complaining about the dearth of bailiffs : in the repossessionary times there are not enough of them to go round . |
| 2 | A few days later Keith Meerza sees Christopher for the last time . |
| 3 | but it falls down in front of the unexpected , when you actually do see things for the first time . |
| 4 | ‘ They are much smaller than I expected ’ is the usual remark from people seeing puffins for the first time . |
| 5 | For his summer holiday he went with Henry Legerton to Positano , seeing Italy for the first time , and sent a card to Hanns : ‘ We have lounged like lizards . |
| 6 | When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’ |
| 7 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 8 | For another , the ‘ war party ’ may already have taken over within the Vietminh : at least when Sainteny , attempting his last act of mediation , saw Ho for the last time before the war started , he complained about the moderate elements who had been eliminated from the government to the benefit of the notorious Francophobes ; and as the war was on the point of beginning , and as attacks on French soldiers and civilians had not ceased , nor had French retaliation , Sainteny 's exasperation was to be seen in his demand that culprits should be punished within 24 hours . |
| 9 | ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice . |
| 10 | He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time . |
| 11 | During eight American tours , two years in South America , and in South Africa , Australasia , India , and the Far East , thousands saw ballet for the first time . |
| 12 | The result : Des was airlifted out of the Gulf in mid-May and , on May 29 , at Arden Grange International Quarantine Kennels in Albourne , Sussex , Dave saw Des for the first time since March 23 . |
| 13 | Seeing London for the first time , not very impressed , I I liked Crystal Palace but tt . |