Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 2 | when I visit him a second time he did n't turn up at all |
| 3 | It would n't come across as very credible if I trusted you a third time . |
| 4 | Could she survive it a second time ? |
| 5 | She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads . |
| 6 | So , ‘ Goodnight , ’ she bade him a second time , her goodnight this time , however , sounding husky and hasty as she started to hurry back to her room . |
| 7 | If you tell him to jump a jump twice , he does it ; but when you tell him to jump it a third time , he says , ‘ I 've had it , I 've done it twice and I 'm not going to do it again ! ’ |
| 8 | As he walked downstairs , he read it a third time to make sure . |
| 9 | Mungo predicted that if he ignored her a second time , she would go away . |
| 10 | Eventually , he climbed them a second time , very deliberately . |
| 11 | It is a frightening experience , and I have never heard of anyone doing it a second time . |
| 12 | When he did it a second time , I put the light out . |