Example sentences of "if [pers pn] be the [num ord] time " in BNC.

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1 When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data .
2 Inevitably there is a certain amount of routine in everyone 's life and the person who lives alone also needs to establish some routine , no matter how tempting it may be to lead an unfettered existence , particularly if it is the first time you have lived on your own .
3 Thus , if it is the first time someone tells you a particular genre of joke , you may not know the appropriate type of response .
4 You 've been driving me crazy , but now I 'm going to have your body , and if it 's the last time then so be it . ’
5 I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine .
6 ‘ We would sink into each other as if it was the last time .
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