Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it . |
| 2 | The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live , in full , from the sub-continent . |
| 3 | The author remembers the first time he was left with his first , brand-new child . |
| 4 | The provisions represent the first time that the Chinese Wall concept has been explicitly enshrined in statutory language in the US . |
| 5 | The ref said the first time the ball was n't on the spot properly so the kick had to be retaken . |
| 6 | For those who do become anxious , the problem arises the next time he wants to make love . |
| 7 | The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 . |
| 8 | By three-twenty , which was what the alarm clock by the bedside said the last time I looked at it , I have moved on from thinking about Timmy and Cheryl and her children , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and Cheryl 's children , and Timmy , and Timmy , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and begun to think about Summerchild and Serafin , and Serafin , and Timmy , and Serafin , yes , and Serafin . |