Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former sprint champion , who built a career on the use of illegal substances , did not take part in the meeting , of course , after he was caught taking the tablets for a second time . |
| 2 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 3 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 4 | ‘ Forgetting your directions for a second time . |
| 5 | I do n't want to have to go through those hellish noises for a third time . ’ |
| 6 | Many Arabs who lost their homes in what became the state of Israel and settled on the West Bank in 1948 became refugees for a second time during the Six Day War in 1967 . |
| 7 | THE WIFE of a man wounded in an INLA murder bid in Belfast six days ago says he is ‘ absolutely devastated ’ to be targeted by terrorists for a second time . |
| 8 | In the off road mode , however , the Wrangler will rarely attract passengers for a second time as the ride is absolutely terrible , particularly for those in the rear bench seat , which is smaller and harder than some estate cars offer in their third row of seats . |
| 9 | If Components Bureau can beat the champions for a second time , then they will virtually be home and dry . |
| 10 | Taylor 's top breaks against the Scot who just 48 hours earlier won the Benson & Hedges Masters for a fifth time , were an 88 and 65 in the seventh and eighth frames . |
| 11 | With one round to play , she was as many as three shots ahead of Australia 's Nadene Hall , a gifted girl playing on a British links for a first time . |