Example sentences of "[be] the only time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example can be seen at the Didcot Railway Centre With the fine locomotives designed by Daniel Gooch , the GWR 's broad gauge trains formed the first real expresses and indeed the inaugural train from London to Bristol led to the comment that this must be the only time on record that an engineer had exceeded his promises ! |
| 2 | Knowing when the goat is on heat is crucial , as this is the only time during which successful mating can take place . |
| 3 | Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it and for many people it is the only time of the week when they can relax and enjoy a leisurely get-together with family or friends . |
| 4 | The shower is the only time in any twenty-four-hour period I take my underpants right off . |
| 5 | Unfortunately for the historian , it was the only time in his life when he kept a diary . |
| 6 | It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage , on the defensive . |
| 7 | ‘ It was the only time in my life that I 've drifted , and I think maybe in order to grow you need to drift some . |
| 8 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 9 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 10 | It was the only time in her life when she was free of Doubts . |