Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not know who the first organist in the old church were . |
| 2 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 3 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 4 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 5 | You can not imagine what the first few minutes of that bombardment were like . |
| 6 | And would Feargal now give him the third degree ? |
| 7 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
| 8 | " I do n't know what the next step will be but someone will make the breakthrough " said Cadogan . |
| 9 | As I say , providing this is the second , does n't matter what the first one was . |
| 10 | The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position . |
| 11 | generated or whatever , who do you wish to pay to , and we have four erm electricity board , the gas board , the er er er credit card and the , ca n't remember what the fourth one is , you simply say I wan na pay number four how much do you wish to pay to the Royal Bank of Scotland and you say how much you wish to pay in , er in pence and it immediately says you wish to pay blah blah blah it will be done . |
| 12 | ‘ He did n't like me the last time around . |
| 13 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 14 | I did n't believe it the first time either . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 16 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 17 | Mr Justice Judge told Mrs Salmon , of Park Gate , Hants : ‘ I ca n't imagine what the last 10 years must have been like for you waiting for this to be sorted out . ’ |