Example sentences of "[noun] the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sadly , the spirit of 1992 had not reached the denizens of Elveden Forest ; not one single person played boules the whole time I was there . |
| 2 | Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case . |
| 3 | People can enjoy reading about you even if they do n't like your music and if enough of them do , it improves your chances of more coverage the next time you need it . |
| 4 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 5 | It did sting me a bit the first time I used it but has n't since . |
| 6 | But Harry spoke a bit the last time we went , he said So what hire a car . |
| 7 | Just take a careful look the next time you are out shopping ; how many people look happy ? |
| 8 | Yanto went on to tell Billy about his experience the last time he had used Selwyn 's lavatory . |
| 9 | He should make that point forcefully to Mr Adams the next time they meet . |
| 10 | The breakwater had given the kids the precious time they needed . |
| 11 | In the year I had skippered Wavebreaker at least half of our married male charterers had either offered Ellen a job or pressed her to visit their offices the next time she passed through their city . |
| 12 | You know , Shelley , I suspected there was something between you and Rafaelo the first time I talked to him . |
| 13 | She hoped the police would give the two journalists the hard time they deserved . |
| 14 | The name of the local pub , Live and Let Live , seemed like a good omen the first time she drove past it . |
| 15 | Maybe other irate walkers would bear that in mind the next time they see the army out on an exercise . |
| 16 | IAN WRIGHT and Andy Gray hardly exchanged pleasantries the first time they met . |
| 17 | Dougal was so cold that he dropped the key the first time he put it in the lock . |
| 18 | ‘ The — er — Palmer & Pearson job , ’ she interrupted , only then realising that they had barely touched on work the whole time she 'd been with him . |
| 19 | I just got two two bottles the last time I was in , I ca n't . |
| 20 | I would not expect an angler to hit , or even see , every bite he has on a swing-tip the first time he uses one . |
| 21 | I imagined Perkin threading along that trail at night , following the paint quite easily as he 'd been that way already in daylight , and being secretly pleased with himself because if he had inadvertently left any traces of his passage the first time they could be explained away naturally by the second . |
| 22 | You were no more than a boy the last time I saw you … twelve , thirteen at the most . |
| 23 | I fell madly in love with this area of Scotland the first time I set eyes on it , and subsequently crawled all over it for years , marvelling at how many caves Bonnie Prince Charlie managed to occupy in his escape from the Redcoats . |
| 24 | T. D. The first time I saw a football was when a caseball hit a horse in the face , and the horse reared up . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Look less far than the mountains the next time you wish your questions answered . |
| 27 | ‘ I fell in love with this place the first time I saw it . |
| 28 | It was his soft eyes that had put her at ease the first time she met him , when she timidly knocked at his door just a few years ago , the evening when Fred employed a helper and found his future wife . |
| 29 | ‘ Unfortunately , it fell to pieces the third time I accessed it as a user ( no seams you see ) . |
| 30 | We had to be washed , dressed , have our hair immaculate ( which was difficult because I had to plait mine ) , strip all the bedclothes off our beds ( which seemed totally a pointless exercise and got right up my nose the entire time I was at Styal ) , and fold them to a complicated and immaculate design — sheet , blanket , sheet all wrapped round with the counterpane and put at the end of your bed . |