Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | I had no idea where I was the first time |
2 | ‘ I was the last time I checked , ’ nodded the man . |
3 | Well we were talking about timing for people , you 're the same time in your car as you are in |
4 | There was no looking back ; I wanted to remember Fiona as she was the last time we met , standing in the doorway of the croft , her black hair blowing in the breeze as she waved me goodbye . |
5 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
6 | They 're alright down here , at least they were the last time we had them . |
7 | ‘ Would it be the first time ? |
8 | This is not the first time that this issue has reached the public domain , or will it be the last time that the House is asked to focus on the rights and duties of citizens in circumstances — from time to time inevitable circumstances — when the interests of one individual or one set of individuals necessarily impinge on and potentially damage the interests of others . |
9 | It were the first time I ever heard him do it . |
10 | Spring is in the air and it 's the perfect time to start preparing your body for those glorious summer months . |
11 | It 's the perfect time to wear it , especially in those lovely vibrant autumn colours . |
12 | ‘ Mind you , it 's the first time they 've been here , and if I 'm any judge it 'll be the last . |
13 | Fuck it , we thought , it 's the first time Malcolm 's splashed out and Vivienne 's coming on at us like some kind of school maam , and Malcolm was n't bothered , he was past caring . |
14 | It 's the first time Bentley has had an all-new shape to itself for almost two generations — since 1952 , in fact , when the first of the R-type Continentals was launched in limited numbers and initially for export only . |
15 | It 's the first time in his career he has n't come out on top . |
16 | ‘ It 's the first time an older woman has really stirred me . ’ |
17 | ‘ It 's the first time that Jackie and Terry have met , ’ beamed someone else from Heinemann , sailing resolutely forward towards the cameras . |
18 | It 's the first time I have ever let her be alone with him , and now look . ’ |
19 | And ices afterwards , I should think , as it 's the first time we 've ever had supper together , away from school . ’ |
20 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've seen him without all his hangers-on , ’ Cy commented . |
21 | It 's the first time we have been on a coach holiday and we were a bit apprehensive . |
22 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've been banned anywhere , ’ said Barry , adding that singer Michael Stipe had been involved in the production of the video and that the rest of the band had only seen it once . |
23 | It 's the first time in years that I 've enjoyed the charts . |
24 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever done a cover and it was a lot of fun . |
25 | It 's the first time the team has had an official kit sponsor . |
26 | It 's the first time I 've done so . ’ |
27 | ‘ It 's the first time I have taught at a university . |
28 | ‘ It 's the first time in my life that someone really cares for me . |
29 | ‘ It 's the first time we have dealt with anyone assaulted with a Christmas tree . |
30 | It 's the first time I 've said that word since Gerry died , but I 've said it now . |