Example sentences of "third time in [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the third time in recent years that a county match had been completed inside an August day at Old Trafford . |
| 2 | It was the third time in five years the council had considered a motion to ban hunting . |
| 3 | And next weekend they 'll be attempting to win Ulster golf 's prestigious under-age tournament , the Fred Daly trophy , for the third time in four years . |
| 4 | Simon Wilkinson of the St Melyd club won the Aberconwy trophy for the third time in four years with a 72 hole total of 296 in his last amateur tournament before turning professional . |
| 5 | But the Stokesley sprinter , whose season has been delayed by the combined effects of study and injury , summarily dismissed her chances of qualifying for a second successive Olympic Games after winning the 200 metres title for the third time in seven years . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the ECA report noted that in 1989 food production in Africa had actually grown faster than population , for only the third time in 20 years ( 3.4 per cent , against population growth of 3.2 per cent ) , and that food imports had fallen by 12 per cent . |
| 7 | It 's the third time in 2 years his house has been raided and the second in the space of a week . |