Example sentences of "for the [num ord] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | With the federal government under increasing strain , Yugoslavia devalued the dinar for the second time in four months , this time by 31% . |
| 32 | Mr Stringer , a most gracious loser despite experiencing the disappointment of missing out at the penultimate stage for the second time in three years , asked : ‘ What more do you have to do to prove yourself . ’ |
| 33 | JULIE BOND enjoyed an extraordinary run of serving success to guide Woolwich Brixton to the Royal Bank National League title for the second time in three years . |
| 34 | There was sympathy too for Floyd , who at 49 had the chance of becoming the oldest champion and now runner-up for the second time in three years . |
| 35 | For the second time in his military career Leslie now encountered a piece of equipment to which an unattractive female name and personality was attributed . |
| 36 | In 1981 , however , this fundamental right was challenged for the second time in another case to make legal history . |
| 37 | For the second time in two years , the Dutch government has drawn up plans to price cars off the roads to ease the Netherlands ' growing problems of congestion and air pollution . |
| 38 | My father said , for the second time in his life , that it could not all happen again . |
| 39 | For the second time in as many weeks , Alton firemen were called out to a night-time factory blaze to deal with a fire at Vessa Ltd in Paper Mill Lane . |
| 40 | The senior men's/junior ladies section was won , for the second time in three years , by Ashley Canning/Alison Parker of Grayshott ( - 12 ) . |
| 41 | ‘ Arsenal always win something ’ went the saying after they won the Cup for the second time in 1936 . |
| 42 | For the second time in its history , New Scientist is attempting to move from a printing process based on solid metal type to one in which a computer stores the words . |
| 43 | For the second time in two days she had been bought and sold . |
| 44 | Part of the M1 was closed for the second time in three days following a multiple pile-up in sub-zero temperatures . |
| 45 | T The Queen 's only daughter married for the second time in a low-key ceremony held on the Balmoral estate this month . |
| 46 | In South Wales 11 major rivers were at danger levels with many homes and businesses hit for the second time in a week . |
| 47 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 48 | Loughlin , who broke his arm for the second time in 16 months on Great Britain 's summer tour Down Under , is in the centres after 10 minutes as sub in last Friday 's League defeat at Wheldon Road . |
| 49 | They would be routed for the second time in their existence , and their slaves — the people — would be set free and return to fight with God against them ! |
| 50 | Worried managers made the decision after the computer crashed for the second time in 10 days . |
| 51 | The Bath back row replaces England 's most capped No 8 Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in 12 months . |
| 52 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | 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 . |
| 55 | A computer error knocked out the system for the second time in a month . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | 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 ’ . |