Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fell madly in love with this area of Scotland the first time I set eyes on it , and subsequently crawled all over it for years , marvelling at how many caves Bonnie Prince Charlie managed to occupy in his escape from the Redcoats . |
| 2 | With CMAC the waiting time is n't that long either . ’ |
| 3 | The Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |
| 4 | We were called in twice to enforce the order , he spent a weekend in Saughton the second time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Madge brought the material back from Vienna the last time she went on a buying trip — it is not part of the Luxembourg budget , I hasten to add and , wonderful creature that she is , she threw it together on an evening when Wardrobe were n't using one of their machines . ’ |
| 6 | That was possible ; after all , the brothers had spent their childhood and youth at Trebyan ; perhaps for Alfred the only time of happiness he had known . |
| 7 | FitzAlan downed another drink , his lowering gaze on Isabel the whole time . |
| 8 | His companions were both in their forties , one of them greying at the temples , a squat , powerfully built man ; the other was a tall gangling individual with deep set eyes which remained fixed on Hitch the whole time . |
| 9 | On Monday the endless time to fill suddenly collapsed , for Mrs Dummett developed a violent bilious attack . |
| 10 | I says I know , you have n't been to see your team here , he says right once you 've been to Wembley the second time 's never as good it 's just that |
| 11 | We 'll stay put in old West Ken , ’ but Oliver had seen it all , and I came to America the first time on May 25th . |
| 12 | ‘ Never been able to drink instant since I went to America the first time . |
| 13 | I do n't want to even think about the two mistakes I made at Wembley the last time against Spurs . ’ |
| 14 | He did nt have THAT at Leeds the first time round . |