Example sentences of "and [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I could n't spell and about the only time in your life you 're not allowed to use a dictionary is in an English ‘ O ’ level exam . ’ |
| 2 | And about the same time a mystery blaze broke out at Madame Tussaud 's , another of the capitals major tourist attractions . |
| 3 | In 1385–6 Lewyn was superintending building works for the Crown at Berwick-on-Tweed , and about the same time may have been concerned with the great new donjon at Warkworth for the Earl of Northumberland . |
| 4 | Harris married in 1820 and about the same time began his long association with the British Museum , where , in addition to supplying facsimiles , he served as an attendant in the reading rooms . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Once again , Botham won the toss and chose to field as the pitch looked as though it would be most lively on the first morning , and for the second time his decision could not really be criticized . |
| 7 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 8 | He started to smile , teasing me , and for the second time I was convinced that someone would flourish it back to existence , that it was all only a game . |
| 9 | With THE PRINCE OF TIDES ( 15 Odeon Leicester Square ) Barbara Streisand crowns 30 years of success as actress and singer , and for the second time moves into another creative area — as director and producer . |
| 10 | The headmistress let out a yell that must have rattled every window-pane in the building and for the second time in the last five minutes she shot out of her chair like a rocket . |
| 11 | And for the second time that day , the bride vowed : ‘ I will ! ’ |
| 12 | For the second time since the 19th century the value of the try has been changed and for the second time this century the drop goal value has been altered . |
| 13 | They arrived in Liverpool after an uneventful railway journey and for the second time in three months Cam walked along the dock wall looking for the Langdale ; but now there was confidence in his stride and eagerness in his face . |
| 14 | For the second time he should have said no , and for the second time he did n't . |
| 15 | He saw Madra fighting with her reins , hair wild ; then a face out of a nightmare lunged up at him , and for the second time he confronted the tusked maw of a grypesh . |
| 16 | And for the second time in ten minutes the man showered . |
| 17 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
| 18 | Come in , my dear , and tell me all about it , ’ he urged , and for the second time in just over twenty-four hours Paige burst into tears . |
| 19 | Father O'Malley wrote out his former pupil 's instructions and for the second time in as many days Charlie signed his name to an official document . |
| 20 | He has n't , but on this occasion and for the second time with just over twenty minutes played , the Pisa goalkeeper was picking the ball out of the back of the net . |
| 21 | The ultimate implant remained ; and one day Lexandro was opened up surgically — superficially and for the final time — to insert the sheets of black tissue beneath his skin . |
| 22 | After she fell in love with Astrid , she became Dragonfly Moonchild , the world her oyster , and for the first time on the daily journey , she saw an adventure playground over the hoardings by the Elephant and Castle , and all the poles were painted like a carousel . |
| 23 | While her unpleasant husband shut himself in his room and wrote letters , she explored the island with Paul Masson and for the first time in her life ‘ tasted and touched the salt , the sand , the seaweed , the odorous soft bed of the receding sea , the dripping fish ’ . |
| 24 | The pace picks up towards the end : Bolam 's hair goes awry , and for the first time a sense of desperation enters his acting . |
| 25 | I fill a mess-tin with meat , potatoes , and various vegetables , and for the first time in many months , I pour a very delicious gravy over the lot . |
| 26 | The government lost by one vote , 311 to 310 , and for the first time since October 1924 an administration had been voted out of office through a Commons vote . |
| 27 | But to be made a deacon was for the first time to profess before a multitude that the soul undertook the cause of God in a special ministry , and for the first time to feel sent to an apostolic work . |
| 28 | He met the descendants of Lascar seamen or other immigrants who settled into Liverpool and for the first time saw the need for justice to an immigrant community . |
| 29 | She hesitated at the corner , reluctant almost to discover that she was now , as of this moment , completely lost in the world , and for the first time she asked herself clearly why she had decided to come here . |
| 30 | Nora Fanshawe raised her head and for the first time he saw her smile , an ugly harsh smile of self-mockery . |