Example sentences of "the [num ord] time [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And after raising the board and finding six washleather bags of sovereigns she had really believed him , and for only the second time she could remember in her life , she had cried . |
| 2 | As Nathan pulled away for the second time he could hear Lumberjack in the kitchen , frantically sawing the legs off tables and chairs . |
| 3 | Oh it 's so funny , cos the second time he could n't , he came back and I think I was upstairs , and she did n't shut the door and I said all four , cos I 've got to pick her up at five , he said oh , anyway he went back , after dinner he 'd gone back and I said told you about it 's five o'clock , he said are you on me . |
| 4 | For the second time he should have said no , and for the second time he did n't . |
| 5 | All that mattered was the next time he would see Kate ; beyond that he looked forward with an urgency that hurt to the first time they would make love . |
| 6 | For the first time they will know what the fans think . ’ |
| 7 | I imagined Perkin threading along that trail at night , following the paint quite easily as he 'd been that way already in daylight , and being secretly pleased with himself because if he had inadvertently left any traces of his passage the first time they could be explained away naturally by the second . |
| 8 | The motorbike slowed so that for the first time they could see the outlines of the rider , a derelict farmhouse appeared in its headlight beam and the car behind them started flashing its lights . |
| 9 | For the first time we can differentiate the local atomic order around sodium from that surrounding calcium and from the atomic environment of silicon . |
| 10 | For the first time we can measure the true amount of perishable food we throw away and establish which lines are most often wasted because their sell-by-date has passed . |
| 11 | ‘ And that was the first time ye 'd ever set eyes on him ? ’ |
| 12 | Here , almost for the first time I can remember on disc , his vibrato , relatively rapid and even , becomes distracting in sustained passages , which will trouble some ears more than others . |
| 13 | As you will appreciate , we completed fully the recent form you sent us , which was the first time I can remember seeing one of this kind . |
| 14 | Said : ‘ It 's the first time I can remember there being a vote in favour of nuclear power . |
| 15 | For the first time I can imagine some dim trail of obsession , some weird recursive delusion , leading out of this little room , down the spiral stairs , and out to some wildly mischosen destination … |
| 16 | It was the first time I 'd put it to myself like that . |
| 17 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 18 | When you conduct a symphony for the first time you may fear a breakdown in every bar . |
| 19 | For the first time you can have electronic anti-lock brakes across the whole range , and on certain models you can specify refinements such as power steering , air conditioning and a CD player . |
| 20 | But on 20 September the Commission announced that for the first time it would take Britain before the European Court of Justice . |
| 21 | For the first time she could smell the dankness and the odour of rotting seaweed . |
| 22 | For the first time she could sense what it must be like to possess the surgeon 's power almost of life and death , the satisfaction of knowing your actions had helped to save a life or bring a new one into the world , and she had been a part , albeit a small one , of the drama . |
| 23 | It was the first time she 'd come here in seven years , and this deserted expanse of dunes on the northern point of the estuary seemed bigger than she remembered , and more desolate . |
| 24 | … and it was definitely the first time she 'd become aware of one person in that audience , one watching pair of eyes … |
| 25 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 26 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 27 | It 's the first time he 'll have run a full marathon , but he 's jogged into FOX F M this evening . |
| 28 | While feeling a little sad at leaving , Mr. Offer said that for the first time he would be looking forward to an extra hour in bed in the morning . |
| 29 | He began to sleep through the night , and became much less active — for the first time he could sit down and watch a television programme through to the end . |
| 30 | Since joining INCUBUS it was the first time he 'd come across men who carried guns — outside the States . |