Example sentences of "[subord] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was a lot easier than the first time . |
| 2 | Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses . |
| 3 | It was less acrimonious than the first time , but much more painful . |
| 4 | It was worse than the first time . |
| 5 | They were , if that was possible , even more ferocious than the first time he had kissed her . |
| 6 | I dared not even glance at " Happy " , but to add insult to injury I gave the order " About turn ! " and they repeated the gazelle-like jump even better than the first time . |
| 7 | She did n't know ; all she knew was that she adored him more than before and she wanted him more desperately , therefore inevitably she was going to be more hurt than the first time . |
| 8 | Actually , she looked better than the last time Anne had seen her alive . |
| 9 | ‘ We have a quality street team to welcome the Aussies , ’ said Probyn , ‘ and I intend to go one better than the last time I faced them — the World Cup final 12 months ago . ’ |
| 10 | The net effect is that , each time , the perihelion is a little further round than the last time — or , to put it another way , the perihelion advances . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’ |
| 12 | He smiled wider than the last time . |
| 13 | Magwitch seemed quieter and more likeable than the last time I had seen him . |
| 14 | His gravelly Scots voice pleased her more than the last time she met him . |
| 15 | Nothing she 'd care to trust too far , but it made the atmosphere a lot easier than the last time she 'd been in here with the door closed . |
| 16 | He looked even paler and weaker than the last time I had seen him . |
| 17 | I 'm a lot better than the last time you saw me . |
| 18 | He looked anxious , more white-faced and sober than the last time Athelstan had seen him . |
| 19 | but Lucy that 's four less than the last time so that , have , have you got them all written down your corrections ? |
| 20 | I was already enough of an expert to recognise it — people had begun to give me books about birds of prey , so the first time I heard this sorrowful sound I searched through my books until I found out what it was . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , he 's trying to make himself look useful so the next time he wants his own name in the paper I 'll remember and do his bidding . |
| 22 | There 's no game for Oxford this weekend so the next time the team takes to the field they 'll be under new management … |
| 23 | ‘ Supposing the next time he appears to be suffering from a stomach upset , or a hangover , for that matter , ’ said Rachel thoughtfully , ‘ you were to persuade him to come in here simply for some medication ? ’ |
| 24 | If the next time your DSO is measured the number of days has increased , your collection results are getting worse . |
| 25 | Those people whose names you 've just , you 've given me their details from , could I ask you er if the next time you see them if it 's within the next few days or certainly erm if , if you could over the next day or two give them a ring just to let them know that I do intend to contact them , I 'll probably contact them within the next week or so . |
| 26 | It is OK , though , to hitch a napkin round your neck , even if the last time your wore one was when your nanny tied it for you . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's as if the last time you saw me was yesterday . ’ |
| 28 | If the last time you were out for a duck was eating a salade tiéde magret de canard in an austere brasserie , or your most recent celebrated run was rushing to the embrace of the Cricketer 's Arms as last orders was called , pausing briefly to adjust your googlie , all is not lost . |
| 29 | In the event , a ) turns out to be peculiar insofar as this if the fourth time Eszterhas has reworked the basic theme of Jagged Edge ( see Betrayed and Music Box ) , of an authority figure hero suspecting that one of their nearest and dearest is responsible for appalling crimes . |
| 30 | Cos the first time he was on Thursday last week . |