Example sentences of "[adj] time i [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first few times I lit the stove , up popped yellow flames and I turned it off . |
| 2 | Picking up the rod determined not to make a hash of it this time I engaged the bail arm and belted the take . |
| 3 | This time I took the temperature without incident . |
| 4 | During this time I browsed the book-stores , and resisted the temptation to steal two or three interesting volumes , among them De Gaulle 's foreign policy monograph . |
| 5 | There was another time I had the same feeling . |
| 6 | on quite a few occasions , Windows ran until the first time I rebooted the computer . |
| 7 | Many of the records — ‘ pinched ’ from or discarded by his musical family — were scratched and worn , but it was Music with a capital ‘ M ’ and the first time I heard the Chopin first piano concerto , we nearly had a fight because I insisted on playing it right through four times . |
| 8 | It was a bit perplexing the first time I heard the chant though , because of the other associations that could be drawn from it ! |
| 9 | The first time I saw the fish inflate , the only other occupants of the tank were three Green Chromis . |
| 10 | For the first time I realized the humiliating narrowness of mind with which one has to be equipped in time of war . |
| 11 | The sun beat into the sedan , and not for the first time I questioned the desirability of our climate as applied to automobile drivers . |
| 12 | My jaw was on the carriage floor the first time I took the train to Mallaig . |
| 13 | The first time I took the VS 300 tent out my ten year old daughter came with me . |
| 14 | For the first time I noticed the brothers ' yarmulkes in the somewhat subdued light of the boardroom , plain black skullcaps blending in with the pale glow of the room . |
| 15 | I pride myself on an ability to remember route details , but I do n't think I kept to my line of ascent for more than a third of the way down the first time I did the Hornli Ridge . |
| 16 | The first time I visited the Hart Stone in County Durham with Paul Screeton in 1969 , for example , I experienced strong tingling and Paul has recounted cases where the stone appeared to have healing properties . |
| 17 | I think that was the first time I uttered the words , ‘ Never mind . |
| 18 | Condensation : the first time I used the tent was a still moonlit evening . |
| 19 | I remember the first time I used the frail I got a clout o' the skull that I 'd remember . |
| 20 | Because the only time I approached the the man was when my revolver was the holster and the holster was done up . |
| 21 | The only time I considered the title of a book was when I found a large number of books from the same library together . |
| 22 | In my utter loneliness I had only one resource : several times I took the ferry to North Shields , and walked up the steep bank to a certain public lavatory beside a roaring pub . |
| 23 | Each time I chose the smallest flowers that I could find of each type — the larkspur flowers can range from this shape to nearly twice the size , so it will be worth while hunting through your collection of pressed items both to get some inspiration for your miniature and to determine your colour scheme . |
| 24 | Even with the bustle of oil activity , Scapa was a lonely place with an aura of sadness , forever haunted by its sad history of scuttled and torpedoed ships ; each time I passed the Royal Oak buoy on our way into Scapa Pier I was reminded of this history . |
| 25 | It was an effort even to fetch coal from outside , and a herculean struggle was called for each time I opened the garage doors which faced the prevailing gales . |
| 26 | During that time I had the misfortune to visit the infamous Boggo road gaol ; I stress that I was a visitor . |
| 27 | In that time I followed the course of the massive city walls which over the centuries had sustained so many assaults before falling at last to the Turkish onslaught . |
| 28 | I asked him not to say any more to me , since at that time I represented the Labour Party and felt it quite possible that if he brought any action I would be called upon to act for them . |
| 29 | ‘ The last time I saw the lady , she was almost unconscious . ’ |
| 30 | The last time I took the floorboards up was for the party , installing coloured spotlights and strobes in the ceiling underneath . ’ |