Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He began gathering the books together , handling them with exaggerated care and opening them a second time to gaze at Melissa 's signature . |
| 2 | ‘ I just do n't fancy tackling her a third time . ’ |
| 3 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
| 4 | Well in the Midland Bank and they were wearing them the last time you were there . |
| 5 | He could torture her all he wanted , but he would not succeed in breaking her a second time . |
| 6 | A clip round the ear has more chance of preventing him from doing something a second time than bringing all these other agencies in . |
| 7 | It is a frightening experience , and I have never heard of anyone doing it a second time . |
| 8 | Dave said , ‘ The most frightening part of the jump was climbing out of the plane and having to crawl along the wing before jumping , but I look forward to doing it a second time just for fun ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 10 | It is a good sound bite , but it is not any better for hearing it the second time . |
| 11 | ‘ Something was bothering you the first time we met , and you kept quiet about that , too . |
| 12 | 2 Remember all the details that you can — you may have forgotten some of them when you were telling it the first time . |
| 13 | Or maybe , seeing us the second time , he might have suspected . |