Example sentences of "for the [num ord] time in " in BNC.
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| 31 | The Bath back row replaces England 's most capped No 8 Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in 12 months . |
| 32 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
| 33 | The Beazer Homes League visitors have displayed a knack this season of stealing last-gasp cup match goals , and it was another 89th minute affair which helped check Cornard for the second time in two months . |
| 34 | OUSTED councillor Ralph Knight has been snubbed for the second time in two months by members of his own party , it was revealed last night . |
| 35 | A computer error knocked out the system for the second time in a month . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | FOUR-year-old Lucy Gill saved her epileptic dad Liam for the second time in two weeks by dialling 999 when he fell at their West Bromwich home . |
| 38 | SMOOTH TV frontman Frank Bough lost his cool yesterday after being named in kinky sex allegations splashed across a Sunday newspaper — for the second time in his career . |
| 39 | JOHN MELLENCAMP had to cancel tour dates for the second time in a month when bass player Toby Meyers was injured in a boating accident in Saratoga , New York . |
| 40 | The defeat of the Labour Party for the second time in 1983 had been blamed largely on the media campaign which had glorified the Falklands , hammered Foot , and unleashed a campaign of unprecedented vitriol against Livingstone 's GLC and the ‘ Loony Left ’ . |
| 41 | Neil 's PR is now at the door , signalling frantically for the second time in two minutes . |
| 42 | Boris Yeltsin 's planned visit to Japan was postponed , for the second time in less than a year . |
| 43 | Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) . |
| 44 | New Zealand , for the second time in the series , were without Willie Watson , with a recurrence of a thigh strain , and gave a debut to the burly Rod Latham . |
| 45 | Derbyshire opener Barnett carried his bat for the second time in his career with 108 in 227 minutes against Glamorgan at Derby — over half the final total in a 191-defeat . |
| 46 | Derbyshire opener Barnett carried his bat for the second time in his career with 108 in 227 minutes against Glamorgan at Derby — over half the final total in a 191-defeat . |
| 47 | News of her absence from Wimbledon , for the second time in three years , was greeted sympathetically from All England Club officials . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | If the women really are changing the parturition rules for the second time in ten years , it is probably more to keep the men on the hop than anything else — just as black people keep changing the name you are allowed to call them in order to keep whitey on his toes . |
| 50 | Arguing that Richard 's attack on Toulouse was a breach of the truce of 1187 — which Richard denied — Philip invaded Berry for the second time in twelve months , though he first took care to ascertain that Henry II disclaimed any responsibility for his son 's actions and was therefore unlikely to move swiftly to his assistance . |
| 51 | In fact the Eliots travelled across the Atlantic for the second time in October ; when he stopped at Chicago to give a reading on his way to St Louis , a reporter noted that he " looked rather tired and smiled in a vague , undirected way " . |
| 52 | For the second time in her life , she says , he had appeared out of the blue as it were and too charge . |
| 53 | The bamboo rungs , though wide and strong , were loosely lashed with unreliable cordage , and Lorne 's and my first simultaneous step onto the lowest rung resulted in it slipping its knots and depositing us both heavily in the mud — myself for the second time in less than twenty minutes . |
| 54 | For the second time in twenty-four hours , Clare 's indignation overcame her caution . |
| 55 | For the second time in three months he heard the battering sound of hobnailed boots climbing the wooden stairs to fetch a body . |
| 56 | The very need to do this — for the second time in four years — testifies to a certain degree of insecurity within the minds of the Soviet leaders that their recent gains in terms of strategic power could easily be snatched from them . |
| 57 | And so , for the second time in his life , Lawrence Beesley found himself leaving the Titanic just before it was due to go down . |
| 58 | When he gets to Iona , Johnson will walk for the second time in footsteps he does not yet know about , those of the man who caused the folklore — Columba was here . |
| 59 | Q For the second time in two months , my four-month-old daughter 's head and neck have become ‘ stuck ’ on one side , making her look awkward and uncomfortable . |
| 60 | Now in January 1979 , as he fled Teheran for the second time in his life , the Shah had intended to fly on to America after just a few day in Egypt . |