Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early days there was no cure and it killed AIDS patients the first time they got it . |
| 2 | My jaw was on the carriage floor the first time I took the train to Mallaig . |
| 3 | Certainly , a low ‘ g ’ sensitive person is liable to become completely incapable of further thought once the aircraft pitches nose-down the first time . |
| 4 | At 24 , he seems to be doing better at Test cricket the second time round ! |
| 5 | He should make that point forcefully to Mr Adams the next time they meet . |
| 6 | Ask at the Box Office for membership details the next time you are in town . |
| 7 | T. D. The first time I saw a football was when a caseball hit a horse in the face , and the horse reared up . |
| 8 | And the National Rivers Authority has pledged to introduce 200,000 salmon a year for the next four years into the cleaned-up River Tees the first time the fish have been in the river in any numbers in the last 30 years . |
| 9 | Annabel had said as much to Father Ross the last time he had come to tea , and Father Ross had looked at her sternly over his glasses , saying that if we all understood the way the Universe was run what would there be left for God to tell us on the Last Day . |
| 10 | For one thing , this new record hits you straight at gut level the first time . |
| 11 | ‘ Having been to the World Cup finals the last time , I want more then ever to be part of everything and I fancy we can get there again by beating not only Lithuania , but Spain and Northern Ireland as well . |
| 12 | With each attack , it is as if they are meeting the distasteful animal tor the first time . |
| 13 | Rachel remembers walking into school assembly the first time , after everybody had found out : |
| 14 | Last night 100 families were being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation the first time the total has reached three figures . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course , you did promise Anna that you would take her to Sherwood Forest the next time she and Sam came over on business , ’ he reminded Merrill tauntingly . |
| 16 | ‘ I tell you , he is packing up to leave Buenos Aires the last time I saw him . |