Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far most of the conclusions are broadly in line with other studies , but there is a brief , but interesting , discussion about carers ' groups , where the authors state that , contrary to the present emphasis professionals give to self-help , ‘ the last thing ( carers ) wanted to do with the little free time they had was to talk about elderly people ’ . |
| 2 | Your parents knew that the very first time they saw me . |
| 3 | I was aware of that the very first time I met you . ’ |
| 4 | If a closed-loop stepping motor system is to position a load in the shortest possible time it must accelerate rapidly to a high speed , but the choice of switching angle is subject to a conflict between the demands of fast acceleration and high speed operation . |
| 5 | I , did you , did you remember the first ruddy time I ever went with you ? |
| 6 | In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here . |
| 7 | I do yeah absolutely as as as the first few times we did it you know . |
| 8 | The first few times I lit the stove , up popped yellow flames and I turned it off . |
| 9 | The first few times you go it 's interesting and exciting as anything new is , but eventually it 's hot and dusty and really quite boring . |
| 10 | She 'd worn slacks all through rehearsals and the only other times he 'd seen her she 'd been wearing that dreary suit . |
| 11 | The only other time they 're paid compensation for loss of earnings , is when they 're sick as a result of an injury received on duty , you know Fire Brigade duty . |
| 12 | She was immediately recognisable , though she 'd had the scarf on as she sped past me the only other time I 'd seen her . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ The only other time I had to deliver a baby was during my time in the Army . |
| 14 | Fred said , ‘ The only other time he ever ordered it was the night you rang us up in Leeds to say you 'd got the house and we could move in by the week we were spliced . ’ |
| 15 | Apart from an uncharacteristic first fence fall at Ascot on his third start , the only other time he was beaten was when going down by a half length to Minnehoma in the Sun Alliance Chasethe novices Gold Cup . |
| 16 | The only dangerous time we had was on the way back when we were trying to get away from the coast of Iceland and a whole series of fronts were driving us back into the coast . |
| 17 | It was the same each time she slept with him . |
| 18 | " It would have been the same any time we came , " said Fiver . |
| 19 | She stepped sideways , she did n't want to pull away from him but all the same this time she would have liked to wake up from her somnambulism to find herself back in bed with Cati , dreaming of sweetness and lovers ' words , but he pressed close to her , and said , ‘ You ca n't go yet , not yet . |
| 20 | Well that 's the last bloody time I go out with you anywhere ! |
| 21 | So I bought her some fruit pastilles again just while we were waiting for the train , but funnily enough , the last few times we 've been at the station , Bobby |
| 22 | And then the the last few times it 's me son 's been aggravating me to go into his caravan , you know what I mean ? |
| 23 | But we 've noticed the last few times it 's all Jacqueline now . |
| 24 | I do n't know , the last few times I 've tried to come off , I have n't really wanted to come off , thinking about it now . |
| 25 | And erm first couple of times I kind of did n't respond , and the next few times I was literally flinching |
| 26 | She began to feel that if she did this a few more times she would get the hang of it . |
| 27 | It must be a problem if people sort of leave their children in nurseries all the time cos it 's nice for a short time but for a long long time they 're just not yours are they any more ? |
| 28 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 29 | After a long exciting time we caught the train and went home tired but happy . |
| 30 | Sister will give you a certificate , and you 'll need a follow-up next time you come if you 're still a bit sore . |