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Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] the [adj] time " in BNC.

No	Sentence
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	If it is proposed to make employees redundant , it is suggested that the vendor should commence consultation with the unions no later than the same time as the statutory consultation period imposed upon him by the Trade Union and Labour Relations ( Consolidation ) Act 1992 , s188 .
7	This is really rather unfair because the only time we can really define correctly is in hindsight — when we have already found the solution and are merely inventing a definition that would have led us there !
8	This is most likely as frightening as the first time you prayed out loud .
9	Kevin Tamati 's Red Devils hosted and won the Salford Sevens for the second time in four years at The Willows yesterday .
10	Magwitch seemed quieter and more likeable than the last time I had seen him .
11	Actually , she looked better than the last time Anne had seen her alive .
12	‘ 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 . ’
13	I 'm a lot better than the last time you saw me .
14	‘ 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 .
15	These packages are cheaper than the basic time cost , since they take away the advertiser 's control over when the ad is to appear .
16	It will refuse to stand still because the last time we got off it was punished !
17	It was a carbon-copy deed , just as terrible as the first time .
18	But the second time , they tell me , is n't as good as the first time when you go .
19	And to be fair to you I 'm again going to give you a few minutes to talk about that , not quite as long as the other time , then I 'll ask you to jot a couple of things down as well as , so I 'm just telling you in advance .
20	The quality of care given during the visits matters more than the actual time spent with them .
21	His gravelly Scots voice pleased her more than the last time she met him .
22	You can extend this time if necessary to have it happen at a suitably dramatic moment ; the staging of the event is more important than the exact time .
23	‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’
24	If the remaining air time is less than the no-stop time required , the cylinder content display flashes air time .
25	( The dynamical friction time varies inversely with the galaxy mass and must be less than the cosmological time . )
26	but Lucy that 's four less than the last time so that , have , have you got them all written down your corrections ?
27	He looked even paler and weaker than the last time I had seen him .
28	He looked anxious , more white-faced and sober than the last time Athelstan had seen him .
29	It was worse than the first time .
30	When the motor is accelerating from rest the stepping rates are low ; the period of each phase excitation interval is much longer than the electrical time constant of the phase circuit .