Example sentences of "the only time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no outside view of any sort and the only time they leave the cell is for weekend visits from relatives , bi-daily showers or for 45 minutes ' daily exercise . |
| 2 | It was the only time I can ever remember seeing him with tears in his eyes . |
| 3 | That is the only time when you can rest on your laurels . |
| 4 | Unfortunately for the historian , it was the only time in his life when he kept a diary . |
| 5 | It was the only time when he was intimate with his hero Temple . |
| 6 | It 's the only time I ever saw him . |
| 7 | The Dale , perhaps for the only time in its short life , was full . |
| 8 | Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it and for many people it is the only time of the week when they can relax and enjoy a leisurely get-together with family or friends . |
| 9 | The only time I change the colour of my make-up is when I have a tan . |
| 10 | The only time we really spent together was in the summer holidays … with our grandmother at Swindon . |
| 11 | The margin of 425 runs was the largest runs victory West Indies have had over England , and for the only time in Test cricket Extras had a bigger match aggregate ( 44 ) than any batsman . |
| 12 | It 's the only time I feel I 've done it properly . |
| 13 | For our part , the only time our heart comes close to missing a beat is when Denice wedges the still-full carton of popcorn between her thighs and invites us to help ourselves whenever we feel like it . |
| 14 | The only time he saw Gina was in bed . |
| 15 | The only time SHe 'd ever felt this rough before was after hir last fight with Cab , when he 'd tried to kick hir spine out — from the front . |
| 16 | For the first and almost the only time in the Second World War , there was what can fairly be described as a generally pervading popular ‘ war mood ’ , disdaining any premature and presumed over-generous peace with Britain , and even somewhat disappointed with Hitler 's new and ‘ final ’ peace offer of 19 July , aimed at assuaging world opinion . |
| 17 | Deborah and Elaine are obviously close ; Deborah 's flying entrance on this last remark brought a ‘ The only time I know I look wrong is if Mum says I look ‘ cute' ! |
| 18 | In fact , the only time you see pictures of plump women are on the ‘ before ’ and ‘ after ’ photographs of the latest diet aid . |
| 19 | It was not the only time Poindexter had to shut North up : partly because North genuinely did not know how widely the secret was known , but partly because he could hardly resist it anyway . |
| 20 | My stomach says it is hungry and that 's the only time I know . |
| 21 | Although there have been many marvellous performances that have meant a great deal to me , the most important to me , without doubt , was the only time I heard my first teacher sing . |
| 22 | Then the pastry for the tarte , again all mixed by hand , would not lift off the board — which was the only time Eric had to come to the rescue . |
| 23 | But the only time there are good conditions is in the morning . ’ |
| 24 | Not only had he earned the Huge Reward but for once , indeed the only time without Tom 's help , he had outwitted his most terrible enemy and he could not resist cocking a very vulgar snook at Cut-throat Jake as he went over to shake the Dragoon officer by the hand . |
| 25 | The only time he opened it was to have food passed in and out . |
| 26 | A fire was lit in the ‘ Front Room ’ ( the only time I had known it to be used ) . |
| 27 | The only time they had the opportunity was , almost by default , during import substitution , but Latin Americans were soon overshadowed by the transnationals . |
| 28 | King even promised to lobby on their behalf for a new jetty to be built instead off Hinkley Point itself — the only time he made a strong stand against any aspect of the Hinkley C project . |
| 29 | Modigliani worked on the painting , an unusually long time for him and perhaps the only time when he agreed to ‘ continue ’ a painting . |
| 30 | Playing squash was the only time Penny wore a bra — without it , as she said , her boozums would bounce from wall to wall faster than the ball . |