Example sentences of "[vb past] the [noun] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The secretary did as instructed and passed the test first time . |
| 2 | Photographs usually sustained the illusion that time could briefly be halted , but in this case … |
| 3 | Plato 's conclusion that time is actually produced by the universe was not accepted by Aristotle ( 384–322 BC ) , who rejected the idea that time can be identified with any form of motion or change . |
| 4 | They threw the acid this time — only at the wall , to burn the paper — so I could see it , you know ? |
| 5 | Toleafoa had been a promising junior when she joined the circuit full time , just over a year ago . |
| 6 | To the end of the straw was fastened a slow-match or fuze and this allowed the lighter enough time to make off to a safe place . |
| 7 | I knitted two plain white rows between each row of faces and reversed the pattern each time it changed . |
| 8 | He slotted himself in behind the steering-wheel , and started the car first time . |
| 9 | ‘ When I thanked you just now , by the way , it was because you got me out of the boat before I hit the water this time . ’ |
| 10 | Rival Cyndi Lauper stepped in to sing a duet for a Christmas album and recorded the track first time with no rehearsal . |
| 11 | I can be quite certain because he broke the chain some time ago and my own maid replaced it . |
| 12 | Something about some development plan , then she says , ah , she did n't like how the houses were laid out because one was behind the other , but I saw the plan last time and , and , and it did n't look quite bad . |
| 13 | They just saw the opportunity this time and took it — but it could have been prevented . ’ |
| 14 | Oh , well she bought the house same time as we bought the house you see |
| 15 | The relief of the town 's Alcazar , the military barracks where the Nationalist garrison was under siege from left-wing militias , while earning Franco the world 's headlines and assisting his elevation to overall military and political command , also gave the Republicans precious time in which to organize the defence of the capital . |
| 16 | This allowed the wife space to say she urgently needed help , and gave the husband more time to think it over , knowing how she felt . |
| 17 | Yet no one was in the least surprised when Ferguson scored the try which earned the Raiders extra time in the Sydney Grand Final , and subsequently a trip to Manchester . |
| 18 | Only he left the Ministry some time ago to go into politics . ’ |
| 19 | As she unfolded the pages this time , looking for the picture of Harriet Shakespeare with her son , Jinny 's hands were trembling . |
| 20 | No we had the reader last time did n't we , yeah . |
| 21 | You sure , you had the box last time did n't you ? |
| 22 | an eight , mm , wrong colour , oh when I wanted the bugger last time I could n't see it , could I ? |