Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major success for caddie Andy Prodger and Open champion Nick Faldo came the second time around . |
| 2 | A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it . |
| 3 | Amy nodded , her eyes like saucers , and Kathleen remembered the first time she had worked in A and E. |
| 4 | But because of his private trainer status Sibton Abbey 's win on Saturday marked the first time Murphy 's name had been credited as trainer of a big race winner . |
| 5 | ‘ The old boy married a second time and she 's a splendid woman . |
| 6 | His finest moment came the first time he opened the hall door to a visitor and , standing a little aside , intoned , " Follow me , sir , " before proceeding with due dignity to announce the guest at the door of the morning room . |
| 7 | Monday marked the first time he spoke from the Oval Office , sitting at John F Kennedy 's desk , on a national holiday celebrating George Washington 's birthday . |
| 8 | Adam nodded a third time . |
| 9 | Noah 's family so quickly spoiled the new creation that God then made , and after Babel God began a third time with the calling of Abraham . |
| 10 | Fifteen minutes were to pass before the bell rang a second time , succeeded by that awful rattle . |
| 11 | As the bell rang a third time to indicate the beginning of lessons , the girls moved into four groups around four tables , and the teachers came into the room to start the Bible class . |
| 12 | Bill read the Third time , and passed . |
| 13 | Bill read the Third time , and passed . |
| 14 | Clause read a Second time . |
| 15 | The ref said the first time the ball was n't on the spot properly so the kick had to be retaken . |
| 16 | So Middleton did two sorties I believe , and on each occasion he brought back an aircraft that was no longer capable of flying and was a write-off , it had so much flak and fighter damage , When the same thing happened a second time I had Middleton in and told him that one of his problems was his navigator who was just not able to navigate him round the very heavy flak areas . |
| 17 | Susan giggled a third time . |
| 18 | Though he recalled once scoring a hat-trick for Toronto Blizzard , Nicholl 's two goals against Dunfermline marked the first time in his senior career that the Irishman had notched a double in top-class football . |
| 19 | One building society chief said the last time interest rates were at this level , Virginia Wade won at Wimbledon and Jim Callaghan was the Labour Prime Minister . |
| 20 | The Liberal party disintegrated a second time . |
| 21 | Wee Charlie shrieked a last time , and promptly vanished from view . |
| 22 | By three-twenty , which was what the alarm clock by the bedside said the last time I looked at it , I have moved on from thinking about Timmy and Cheryl and her children , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and Cheryl 's children , and Timmy , and Timmy , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and begun to think about Summerchild and Serafin , and Serafin , and Timmy , and Serafin , yes , and Serafin . |
| 23 | ‘ Good luck , Michael , ’ the old cattle dealer said a last time but Moran made no answer in the darkness . |