Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.

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1	A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it .
2	‘ The old boy married a second time and she 's a splendid woman .
3	His finest moment came the first time he opened the hall door to a visitor and , standing a little aside , intoned , " Follow me , sir , " before proceeding with due dignity to announce the guest at the door of the morning room .
4	Fifteen minutes were to pass before the bell rang a second time , succeeded by that awful rattle .
5	As the bell rang a third time to indicate the beginning of lessons , the girls moved into four groups around four tables , and the teachers came into the room to start the Bible class .
6	Clause read a Second time .
7	The ref said the first time the ball was n't on the spot properly so the kick had to be retaken .
8	So Middleton did two sorties I believe , and on each occasion he brought back an aircraft that was no longer capable of flying and was a write-off , it had so much flak and fighter damage , When the same thing happened a second time I had Middleton in and told him that one of his problems was his navigator who was just not able to navigate him round the very heavy flak areas .
9	One building society chief said the last time interest rates were at this level , Virginia Wade won at Wimbledon and Jim Callaghan was the Labour Prime Minister .
10	The Liberal party disintegrated a second time .
11	By three-twenty , which was what the alarm clock by the bedside said the last time I looked at it , I have moved on from thinking about Timmy and Cheryl and her children , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and Cheryl 's children , and Timmy , and Timmy , and Cheryl , and Timmy , and begun to think about Summerchild and Serafin , and Serafin , and Timmy , and Serafin , yes , and Serafin .
12	‘ Good luck , Michael , ’ the old cattle dealer said a last time but Moran made no answer in the darkness .

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