Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was alone with the man she believed had killed once and tried to kill a second time . |
| 2 | Some birds manage to nest a second time within the season , and it is these birds , again with recent experience , which breed at the end of the season . |
| 3 | We arrived in Venice with time to spare before catching the train to Bologna , where we would have to change a third time for Parma . |
| 4 | She waited to see if McGee would make it back from the drawing room then , fearful lest he should have to ring a second time , she opened the door . |
| 5 | ‘ I have no illusions about Florian , ’ she confirmed drily , and was driven to hesitate a second time . |
| 6 | To rub it in he then scored from a free-kick ( which he was allowed to take a second time ! ) . |
| 7 | These are no good for trying to implant a second time because the wood is a year older and much less likely to ‘ take ’ . |
| 8 | If he fails to attend a second time the judge has power to commit him to prison for contempt of court . |
| 9 | I have to look a second time |