Example sentences of "for [art] umpteenth time " in BNC.
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| 31 | When the athletic Can Can girls had done the splits for the umpteenth time , the old master , 83-year-old George Williams , played on the state of his health . |
| 32 | For the umpteenth time they have arisen because Labour nominees have failed to attend a single meeting in the previous 12 months . |
| 33 | ‘ It 's possible , Brother , ’ he boomed for the umpteenth time , his bewhiskered lips red from the juice of the grape , ‘ quite possible that Sir Bartholomew is still alive and hiding in or near the Tower to carry out his silent war of revenge . ’ |
| 34 | However , when the squad was announced the only players that were dropped were Ian Snodin ( naturally ) and Tony Cottee ( who was being a scapegoat for the umpteenth time ) . |