Example sentences of "[art] [adj] time [subord] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only the second time since they had been married that she had rebuffed him . |
| 2 | For the first time since they began the surveys , Dun and Bradstreet report a negative outlook for the profits of retailers , which indicates a gloomy outlook for consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 3 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 4 | A nine-year-old , he is the ideal age and will be ridden by Hywel Davies for the first time since they won the 1989 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup . |
| 5 | After clinching the Bob Lord Trophy against Runcorn in midweek , Wycombe travel to Altrincham today hoping to relieve Colchester of the leadership for the first time since they went top five months ago . |
| 6 | Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ . |
| 7 | THE BIRTHDAY PARTY , the highly influential Australian band of the late '70s/early '80s , reunited for the first time since they split in 1983 at an NME -sponsored gig last week . |
| 8 | The triggers for Britain 's nuclear bombs were tested within their thick concrete walls and they housed the first experiments into radar.The buildings , on a remote spit of land on the Suffolk coast , may not be the oldest but they are certainly among the most historic and sinister in the ownership of the National Trust.They are on Orford Ness , a desolate wildlife haven , which has become the Trust 's latest acquisition at a cost of £3.5 million.Yesterday , in pouring rain and silence broken only by the eerie shriek of gulls , the buildings were shown to journalists for what is thought to be the first time since they were erected.Strands of barbed wire and a Ministry of Defence ‘ keep out ’ notice are now the only remaining evidence of the tight security , overseen by armed guards , which surrounded one of Britain 's most secret research establishments . |
| 9 | Jacko looked him in the eyes for the first time since they 'd met . |
| 10 | For the first time since they 'd come into the house , Roman turned his dark gaze directly on to her . |
| 11 | Their spirits had parted , and though their bodies stayed together for a while longer , it was the first time since they had met that they found it difficult to talk . |
| 12 | For the first time since they had left the house , he seemed rather less relaxed . |
| 13 | KENNY MORRIS starred in his own version of ‘ Lethal Weapon ’ in front of the cameras yesterday as Holywood clinched the Harp Senior League Championship for the first time since they changed their name from Belfast YMCA in 1987 . |
| 14 | In some parts of the south-east , groundwater levels are lower than at any time since records began 200 years ago , with some boreholes in the Chiltern Hills drying up for the first time since they were sunk last century . |
| 15 | And the Tynesiders could be among the medals for the first time since they won the event in 1987 and 1988 . |
| 16 | After Arsenal had demolished Coventry City 3-0 at Highbury to take top place for the first time since they won the Championship in May 1991 , Graham said : ‘ It is no good looking back . |
| 17 | They may feel New York for the first time because its fast-dealing busyness is something the screen does n't catch and may smell it for the first time if they come in high summer but one of the great first sights of the world is gone for ever . |
| 18 | ‘ What 's the matter , San ? ’ the fat woman asked for about the fifth time since they had all trooped in out of the cold . |
| 19 | ‘ It is coming ? ’ he asked for the fifth time since they had broken away from the Baglietto . |
| 20 | and they did n't know which one to watch there was two on at the same time so they picked one and she said if we had a video she said we could be taping the other one and he said how can you do that ? |
| 21 | ‘ I resigned at the same time as they asked for my resignation . |
| 22 | Nations have to do this at the same time as they keep up economic growth , or accept a drop in standards of living . |
| 23 | [ what is ] apparent during this period is the bewilderment and confusion of many sections of the liberal intelligentsia in grappling with the immigration issue at the same time as they had difficulties in understanding the new elements of youth culture brought on by the emergence of what was in popular parlance being termed an ‘ affluent society ’ . |
| 24 | Advice workers need the chance to consult with colleagues at the same time as they consult the information files . |
| 25 | The manager has recently started up an induction programme which all new staff take at the same time as they learn about the job through practical , hands-on experience . |
| 26 | Often a new convert will receive the fullness of the Spirit at the same time as they profess faith in Christ . |
| 27 | Outlets for the lottery — which could include post offices as well as small shops and newsagents — will sell scratch-off cards for the minor games at the same time as they take the money for the lottery . |
| 28 | Indeed , at the same time as they debated the general strike , leaders of the Second International became increasingly interested in the implications of modern capitalist developments for the elimination of war . |
| 29 | If employees are unable to sell their old properties at the same time as they commit themselves to buying a new one , they may need finance in the form of a bridging loan . |
| 30 | On the one hand , the local situation and knowledge about it encouraged some people to retire at the same time as they were made redundant . |