Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [coord] [det] time " in BNC.

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1 He 'd tried loads of different clubs but this time he said , ‘ We 'll go for it today . ’
2 The fish have bred a few times but each time the fry have died .
3 Consider , for example , the cultural differences for a European in journeying to parts of Africa ( large , but few time zones crossed ) or New Zealand ( smaller cultural changes but more time zones crossed ) .
4 To complete the portrait took three sittings and each time , to Indenbaum 's surprise , Modigliani turned up clean-shaven and well-groomed , and behaved in a modest , almost shy manner .
5 ‘ But in his last over , he had the guts to bowl really fast and he should have had Allan Lamb caught three times but each time their 'keeper dropped it .
6 During the next year Sally fell in and out of love a half dozen times and each time it proved to be just as disastrous .
7 The leading two mile chasers had clashed on six previous occasions and each time Katabatic had come out on top .
8 We employ a number of professional producers and this time Peter — he 's a very experienced drama teacher — and he is working with Julian Elloway , who is a local musician .
9 The optimum completion time has come down by one minute to 11 minutes and more time is being allowed on the roads and tracks section before the cross country .
10 Everyone laughed and clapped and then Oliver used a whole heap of long words and each time he used one we all whooped .
11 Sylvia Andrews , breast screening services manager , said : ‘ Last year we screened 3,500 women and this time we are aiming for 4,600 .
12 Before , they had produced some good samples but this time they were able to show me some fine quality knitwear including knitted underwear .
13 She was summoned down in exactly fifteen minutes and this time she was more prepared .
14 He rang the Wallis 's number twice more during a period of five days and each time got the answerphone .
15 Amanda did not reply , but the following week she returned to Dublin with one of her five siblings and this time visited the Rotunda .
16 In retrospect , does the Prime Minister agree that he might spend less time talking up false economic dawns and more time taking action for economic recovery ?
17 That , thought Mr Holt , was that — but Mrs Holt had other ideas and some time later applied through the courts for alimony .
18 Benjamin 's next account is dated May 1847 and his pare was once again himself and two boys but this time for three months .
19 the first part of the competition consisted of 24 targets at known distances , while the second day featured another 24 targets but this time the competitors did not know the distances .
20 England batted badly in both games but this time the players should be at their tour peak .
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