Example sentences of "with [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |
| 2 | ‘ He 'll mention the Echo as often as he possibly can , ’ Graham said dryly , and defiantly filled his glass with whisky for the second time . |
| 3 | At the funeral Judith comes to terms with grief for the first time since the birth . |
| 4 | When I became ill , I became obsessed with exercise at the same time . |
| 5 | Angelo 's judgement on Claudio , a death sentence for having got his bride with child , is severe but consistent with his principles , and he can affirm without hypocrisy , although self-righteously , Yet the confrontation with Isabella , come to appeal on her brother 's behalf , fills Angelo with desire for the first time in his life , and a soliloquy gives us this crucial information about his new state : Shakespeare there presents Angelo in a soliloquy nearer the mode of tragedy than comedy . |
| 6 | His voice moved up a register , from baritone to tenor , and it was tinged with irritation for the first time that evening . |
| 7 | Similarly if his host says ‘ Come early ’ , having just invited him for eight o'clock , he will interpret ‘ early ’ with respect to the last-mentioned time , rather than to some previously mentioned time . |
| 8 | Therefore long-term factors played a strong part in convincing client companies to experiment with headhunting for the first time . |
| 9 | Now in a council bedsit , Barry and Diane Gammage are coming to terms with unemployment for the first time in their working lives . |
| 10 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has been charged by the FA with misconduct for the second time this year . |