Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] the third time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jerked her case upright , tight-lipped , and put it by the door for her , but relaxed in exasperated pity as he watched her start to check her handbag for the third time . |
| 2 | He saw her as he called her name for the third time . |
| 3 | JULIO ANGUITA , the leader of the Spanish Communist Party , is looking for the thief in Madrid who smashed his windscreen and broke into his car for the third time . |
| 4 | Another Briton , Martin Brundle , driving a Ligier , finished fifth , collecting points for his team for the third time in four races , and Austrian Karl Wendlinger finished sixth in a Sauber . |
| 5 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 6 | Husband sat back in his chair and began lighting his pipe for the third time . |
| 7 | When Menelik founded Addis Ababa in 1889 the countryside had been forested with juniper and wild olive , but these had soon been cut down for firewood and building material , whereupon Menelik announced that he was going to move his capital for the third time . |
| 8 | He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time . |
| 9 | Careful not to wake the others , he made his way for the third time to the lavatory . |