Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses . |
| 2 | And it was a lot easier than the first time . |
| 3 | In the event , a ) turns out to be peculiar insofar as this if the fourth time Eszterhas has reworked the basic theme of Jagged Edge ( see Betrayed and Music Box ) , of an authority figure hero suspecting that one of their nearest and dearest is responsible for appalling crimes . |
| 4 | Charles sat among Charity 's glossy acquaintances , the only uniform in the whole peculiar set of imbibers , perhaps not so peculiar as the last time he 'd dropped in when the Aleister Crowley entourage gave sinister overtones to the entire pub , the ‘ Black Magician ’ himself in his wide black hat sat surrounded by his followers in equally curious clothes . |
| 5 | They were , if that was possible , even more ferocious than the first time he had kissed her . |
| 6 | This is most likely as frightening as the first time you prayed out loud . |
| 7 | Kevin Tamati 's Red Devils hosted and won the Salford Sevens for the second time in four years at The Willows yesterday . |
| 8 | Magwitch seemed quieter and more likeable than the last time I had seen him . |
| 9 | Actually , she looked better than the last time Anne had seen her alive . |
| 10 | ‘ We have a quality street team to welcome the Aussies , ’ said Probyn , ‘ and I intend to go one better than the last time I faced them — the World Cup final 12 months ago . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm a lot better than the last time you saw me . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , he 's trying to make himself look useful so the next time he wants his own name in the paper I 'll remember and do his bidding . |
| 13 | It will refuse to stand still because the last time we got off it was punished ! |
| 14 | It was a carbon-copy deed , just as terrible as the first time . |
| 15 | But the second time , they tell me , is n't as good as the first time when you go . |
| 16 | His gravelly Scots voice pleased her more than the last time she met him . |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’ |
| 18 | but Lucy that 's four less than the last time so that , have , have you got them all written down your corrections ? |
| 19 | He looked even paler and weaker than the last time I had seen him . |
| 20 | He looked anxious , more white-faced and sober than the last time Athelstan had seen him . |
| 21 | It was worse than the first time . |
| 22 | She did n't know ; all she knew was that she adored him more than before and she wanted him more desperately , therefore inevitably she was going to be more hurt than the first time . |
| 23 | same as the first time |
| 24 | The net effect is that , each time , the perihelion is a little further round than the last time — or , to put it another way , the perihelion advances . |
| 25 | He smiled wider than the last time . |
| 26 | It was less acrimonious than the first time , but much more painful . |
| 27 | On the second day 47 players beat par with another 18 again scoring in the 60s for the first time . |
| 28 | Once again she suffered badly from morning-sickness although it was n't as bad as the first time . |