Example sentences of "a [noun] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 2 | It did sting me a bit the first time I used it but has n't since . |
| 3 | But Harry spoke a bit the last time we went , he said So what hire a car . |
| 4 | Will you let me go again on the basis I made a cock-up the first time round . |
| 5 | I would not expect an angler to hit , or even see , every bite he has on a swing-tip the first time he uses one . |
| 6 | You were no more than a boy the last time I saw you … twelve , thirteen at the most . |
| 7 | In another letter he wrote : ‘ I did n't see a cock the whole time — except my own and that glimpsed only briefly in a cracked mirror . ’ |
| 8 | Everyone forms some sort of impression of a person the first time that they meet . |
| 9 | Terrifically glad if you could bear to look in for a drink the next time you 're in town . |
| 10 | ‘ You called me a dog the first time you saw me , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Aye , you only had , had a brew the second time you really do at our house |
| 12 | After a while I thought that as Dateline had been such a success the first time why not have some fun and do it again ? |
| 13 | ‘ Whoever it was that took her never spoke a word the whole time , which made the whole experience worse . |
| 14 | I do not say that people ’ have it taken out of them ’ for making a complaint at the time when that complaint is made , but there may be a problem the next time something happens . |
| 15 | They walk onto court with untuned muscles and joints in cold weather and then wonder why they pull a muscle the first time that they stretch for the ball . |