Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Izzie returned with the cups of wine , saying softly to her father without looking at Gabriel , ‘ Was n't I right the first time I saw this boy ? |
| 2 | The big guy hit me just the one time . |
| 3 | Trouble is , they 'll expect to see you here the next time they come . ’ |
| 4 | You will then need to go through all your entries to edit out your wrong spellings and inconsistencies since it is unlikely that you will have transcribed everything perfectly the first time . |
| 5 | It was the fact that he felt he had done it right the first time and not nearly as well the second time . |
| 6 | ‘ Do it right the first time , ’ is probably the best and shortest way to sum up the quality improvement process . |
| 7 | No , oh you had it right the first time , oh no you did n't , you need a face , find a face , look . |
| 8 | Presumably one reason why people doing something is they did n't do it enough the first time , or they did n't do it properly , or they did n't do it successfully and therefore they 've got ta keep doing it . |
| 9 | I remember him relating it again the first time I returned to see him after gaining my first post as butler — to a Mr and Mrs Muggeridge in their relatively modest house in Allshot , Oxfordshire . |
| 10 | ‘ Why could n't you say it quietly the first time ? |
| 11 | Derek was telling us only the last time he was home all about his Mate up there on the Rigs . |