Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where I used to live , when they evacuated me the first time . ’ |
| 2 | Cos it helped me the last time . |
| 3 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 4 | Even if the opponent plays him false twenty times , the Satyagrahi is ready to trust him the twenty-first time , for an implicit trust in human nature is the very essence of the creed . |
| 5 | I remembered Sopworth saying how the cat had no sense of territory , how he 'd only just caught it the first time it escaped , racing north along the A2 . |
| 6 | have n't seen him , it 's Dr I think that 's attended me the last time . |
| 7 | The same story you told me the last time we met , ’ she said with a sneer . |
| 8 | Well I think there in , well they ca n't go together , told you the last time you was here , they ca n't go on holiday together . |
| 9 | ‘ You still believe I rejected you the first time , do n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | Please note that you do not have to open the rings to put these markers over , though you should after you 've done it the first time , erm , it should become easier with practice , let me put it that way , okay . |
| 11 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 12 | Alison also likes 60s music ( too young to remember it the first time around ) and buying things for her home . |
| 13 | The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position . |
| 14 | So she told us the last time she was round she was going on a course for that sort of thing and she said now would you like to try it said fair enough . |
| 15 | ( If it upset you the first time , please move on to the next paragraph . ) |
| 16 | ‘ He did n't like me the last time around . |
| 17 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 18 | so that when he sees you the next time , he 'll double check that . |
| 19 | ‘ That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her . |
| 20 | Hell , he could n't even ask , having told her the next time she would have to take the initiative , but if she did n't take it soon he was going to go out of his mind ! |
| 21 | I did n't believe it the first time either . ’ |
| 22 | I hated it the first time . |
| 23 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 24 | Suppose , for example , that your most recent life had been a particularly horrifying and traumatic one : you would not really want to experience it the first time you were regressed , as you might not be able to cope . |
| 25 | Well in the Midland Bank and they were wearing them the last time you were there . |
| 26 | ‘ I heard you the first time , boy . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I heard you the first time , ’ her mother said . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , I heard you the first time . |
| 29 | But I still enjoyed it the second time . |
| 30 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |