Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | He smiled for the first time , and rang the bell . |
| 32 | Yesterday he smiled for the last time and said he did not wish to obstruct the work of Prime Minister Hans Modrow — who now constitutes , with a small group of associates from Dresden , the only remaining acceptable face of reform within the East German Communist Party . |
| 33 | To the north the broken arches and stumps of the ruined Benedictine abbey gleamed golden in the afternoon sun against the crinkled blue of the sea and , breasting a small ridge , he glimpsed for the first time the topsail of Larksoken Mill and beyond it , against the skyline , the great grey bulk of Larksoken Nuclear power Station . |
| 34 | ‘ Well , ’ said Jane one afternoon as he emerged for the first time , blinking in the sun , ‘ how 's life in Lotus land ? ’ |
| 35 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 36 | He kicked for the fourth time . |
| 37 | Since he continued at the same time to deny any intention to stand , the letter seemed designed to test the ground while adding to the ferment in the parliamentary party — especially among those MPs sitting in vulnerable , marginal seats . |
| 38 | In August 1971 , the same year in which he married for the second time , Canetti 's brother , Georg , was dying . |
| 39 | Towards the end of his long life he married for the second time . |
| 40 | He was barely 20 years old and already working the nightclub circuit when he wed for the first time . |
| 41 | Equally uncertain is the length of his stay in Egypt : Ibn Hajar , followed by Taskopruzade , says only that " he returned to Rum and was appointed kadi of Bursa " , which post , as will be shown below , he held for the first time probably from about 795/1392–3 to about 805/1402–3 . |
| 42 | Who was it ? he wondered for the thousandth time . |