Example sentences of "but [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hatton got knocked on the head the first time but the second time he was n't hurt , only tied up . ’ |
| 2 | But the second time round he became restless and began biting at the rope and making playful snaps at Angela 's heels , then at her basket . |
| 3 | The first time it was me who wanted a divorce , but the second time it was n't my choice . |
| 4 | Once again , now it does n't matter which way round you start , you can start left over right or right over left , but the second time you do it opposite to the first time , so the first time I put the left one over first and the right one over that and then tuck it through , just like tying a shoe lace really , okay ? |
| 5 | It was n't very good shooting , but the second time he made it stick . |
| 6 | Er er but the second time the police came and asked quite a lot of questions about it . |
| 7 | ‘ During the first walk we saw a weka , but the second time was much more exciting because we sat on a log and waited for a kiwi to return to its nest . ’ |
| 8 | In the first use it is a lifeless , dull word but the second time it is used it is as if the day has been given life to grow and expand . |
| 9 | But the second time , they tell me , is n't as good as the first time when you go . |
| 10 | But the first time I conducted it I needed an ambulance to take me home ! |
| 11 | We ca n't remember any , but the first time we were on the cover was one of the high points of our short and illustrious career ( pass the sickbag please , stewardess ) |
| 12 | But the first time she 'd spoken to Colin he 'd told her there was a hi-tech at the manufacturer 's end , and the second time the shop had been closed . |
| 13 | But the first time I did use it I thought me inside were on fire . |
| 14 | Now I , I ca n't imagine any mother doing it twice , but the first time they said it was an accident . |
| 15 | but the first time back since the last war , |
| 16 | They had appeared together , Ken and he , in an early BBC TV show hosted by Gilbert Harding , but the first time they really worked together was on Beyond Our Ken , a show that he remembers somewhat less affectionately than the later Round The Horne . |
| 17 | But the first time the breadhead says it , you expect the worst : he 'll ask you to thieve , to sell your body , to start a life of crime . |
| 18 | ‘ That came out of you like drawing a tooth , ’ said Isambard critically , ‘ but the first time 's the hardest . |
| 19 | It was so dry , now , you know the scrumpy you get here , I mean , that , that , scrumpy jack is nothing like it , but the first time you drink real scrumpy in Somerset or Devon you know , or , or , or around there , and we go and your mouth goes |
| 20 | But the first time he 's hitting it |
| 21 | But the first time we went |
| 22 | Peter Grimes was put on in Paris , but the first time a French company has put on Peter Grimes . |
| 23 | Twice he had let her come up for air , so that it would take longer , but the third time he had held her under until she was finished . |
| 24 | But the third time he tried to drive away from them in his Ford Escort down a public footpath he was followed and caught . |
| 25 | But the third time they had turned it up so it kept on going big waves so I I missed the steps so the erm one of the lifeguards |
| 26 | But the next time this happens , instead of hurling buckets of water , switch on a tape recorder and then , the next day , sit down and enjoy the feline opera at your leisure . |
| 27 | Maybe the clothes , you think , but the next time you wear that outfit you 're The Invisible Man . |
| 28 | I could n't find out much that morning , but the next time I had a chance , I did . |
| 29 | It appears they did ( we learn later , 11 , 102 ) , but the next time they think someone is Saruman it is Gandalf . |
| 30 | But the next time Cecilia saw Daphne Bleech-Palmer Tina 's words came back to her and she was for a while shy and constrained . |