Example sentences of "their [noun pl] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
| 2 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 3 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
| 4 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 5 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
| 6 | It was an astonishing performance in a first-rate production , and it led directly to her casting as Kitty MacVurrich in The Long Roads , McGrath 's TV film about a cancer-stricken Skye woman and her husband , visiting their children for the last time . |
| 7 | This year , as the locos dropped their fires for the last time , the cash bag totalled more than £1243.72 . |
| 8 | 28th August 1930 was a sad day , as the islanders closed their doors for the last time . |