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

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1 In the early days there was no cure and it killed AIDS patients the first time they got it .
2 My jaw was on the carriage floor the first time I took the train to Mallaig .
3 Next morning , Dot was surprised when Gloria got up early and left for the Housing Applicant Office the same time as she went to school .
4 Fine September days with the last of the summer sun present the ideal time to build a new pond
5 At 24 , he seems to be doing better at Test cricket the second time round !
6 Ask at the Box Office for membership details the next time you are in town .
7 Rain objected that if that were the case publishers would be getting authors involved in sordid court cases the whole time .
8 In most stepping motor systems the winding time constant is much less than the period of rotor oscillations about each equilibrium position .
9 For one thing , this new record hits you straight at gut level the first time .
10 ‘ Having been to the World Cup finals the last time , I want more then ever to be part of everything and I fancy we can get there again by beating not only Lithuania , but Spain and Northern Ireland as well .
11 With each attack , it is as if they are meeting the distasteful animal tor the first time .
12 Rachel remembers walking into school assembly the first time , after everybody had found out :
13 Last night 100 families were being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation the first time the total has reached three figures .
14 Detroit , Michigan-based Compuware says the deal will enable it to release CICS fault diagnosis products the same time as new IBM CICS releases , so giving it as much as a three-month lead over its rivals .
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