Example sentences of "[verb] to the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stone free date corresponds to the first time the gall bladder was considered to be free of fragments and sludge . |
| 2 | None of them mentioned Richard or Hubert Molland ; nor did they refer to the last time they had all had tea together . |
| 3 | Most sales are under the 60,000 pound mark , and low mortgage rates and other incentives are geared to the first time buyer . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman referred to the last time it occurred . |
| 5 | All that mattered was the next time he would see Kate ; beyond that he looked forward with an urgency that hurt to the first time they would make love . |
| 6 | This tends not to be so , since people do n't feel the need to keep reintroducing the point that no one listened to the first time , or the next , or the next … . |
| 7 | She could control that by reminding herself of the terrible consequences it had led to the first time . |
| 8 | Referring to the last time a conservative government led by Mr Chirac shared power with Mr Mitterrand , he said : ‘ We need a code to avoid relapsing into the problems of 1986-88 when France showed up [ at international meetings ] like a two-headed monster . |
| 9 | Two expiry times are specified in the configuration file which relate to the last time the module was entered or read from LIFESPAN ; ie. the ‘ time since last access ’ . |
| 10 | Sam 's mind quickly returned to the last time he had seen Clare , when she had returned early from the beach to find Sam in their bed , and not alone . |