Example sentences of "[is] [adv] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's perhaps the one time you 'll bless starting with a completely clean slate ; at least there are no existing possessions that might perhaps prove difficult to accommodate . |
| 2 | It is only the second time the ITV company has followed the American idea of using a survey to back up launch plans . |
| 3 | This is only the second time out for the Pond Racer . |
| 4 | This is only the second time that 6203 has hauled passenger trains at the Centre , the first was in November 1991 when thick fog rather spoilt any photographic opportunities . |
| 5 | This is only the second time in post-war history that war booty art treasures have been put on view . |
| 6 | This is only the second time that the House has been given an opportunity to debate the momentous consequences of the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International . |
| 7 | In 20 years as headmaster this is only the second time something like this has happened and the previous incident was even smaller . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ This is only the second time Derry has got through to the final in 35 years , so tickets this year are like gold dust , ’ he said . |
| 9 | It is only the second time the Tour de France has visited Britain . |
| 10 | It is only the second time this century that a school of sperm whales has been seen in the waters around Orkney . |
| 11 | This is only the fifth time this has happened in 20 years : the others were in 1970 , 1973 , 1974 and 1981 . |
| 12 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
| 13 | ‘ This is only the third time I 've met him . ’ |
| 14 | Incredibly , this is only the third time the ‘ Amateur ’ has been in Ireland , and the championship was first played in 1885 . |
| 15 | With the economy predicted to be on the upturn it is perhaps the right time for Allied to invest in the Firkin chain and cash in early on the next consumer boom . |
| 16 | For some people this is literally the first time they have thought about and felt sensual responses in their own body . |
| 17 | SPRING is not the only time to sow seeds . |
| 18 | It is not the only time my profound knowledge of football has stood me in good stead . |
| 19 | But she hands over the money because this is not the right time to fight him . |
| 20 | ‘ This is not the right time . |
| 21 | realise that this is not the best time to discuss their drug or solvent use |
| 22 | This is not the first time that such considerations have arisen for readers of his fiction . |
| 23 | Although Willem ‘ Wimpie ’ de Klerk , the President 's brother , was a member of the team , it is not the first time he has met Mr Mbeki . |
| 24 | This is not the first time nor the last that we encounter this influential organization . |
| 25 | This is not the first time that Vitelli has insisted to Clara that his sexual desire for her is conjoined with an equally strong desire to kill/ fuck her father ( and , now , her brother ) : |
| 26 | This is not the first time in his career that Mr Bond , condemned for unconventional and perhaps sometimes dubious business tactics , has teetered on the brink of bankruptcy . |
| 27 | This is not the first time Mr Gorbachev has shown his brutal streak . |
| 28 | It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world . |
| 29 | This is not the first time golf has stumbled on its projected step into the 21st century . |
| 30 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |