Example sentences of "[vb past] it a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads . |
| 2 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 3 | The Duty Officer made it a fifth time , glanced , not without anxiety at the brief-case , momentarily at Frau Nordern , then with relief , over her shoulder , and jerked his lumps and bumps . |
| 4 | As he walked downstairs , he read it a third time to make sure . |
| 5 | When he did it a second time , I put the light out . |
| 6 | You did it a long time before anybody else . |
| 7 | Had it a long time have n't you ? |