Example sentences of "[num ord] time [det] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesperson for the workers said the dust was so thick in the air it could be seen : ‘ This is not the first time this had occurred . |
| 2 | The first time this had happened to her , she had been scared to death . |
| 3 | For it was n't the first time this had happened , by no means . |
| 4 | The miscalculations of Wilson in 1970 , Heath in February 1974 , Callaghan in 1978–9 and the patent inability of government to manipulate the flagging economy of the 1970s culminated in 1979 with the minority Labour government suffering the indignity of being forced to call an election when defeated on a motion of ‘ no confidence ’ by the combination of all parties in opposition in the House of Commons — the first time this had happened since 1924 . |
| 5 | The acquisition contractor was Geoteam Exploration , using the vessel Nordic Explorer to deploy four 3000 metre streamers — the first time this had been done in the North Sea . |
| 6 | As this was the first time this had happened , how could we be expected to know in advance ? |
| 7 | For the first time this opened up an honest discussion of feelings , and started the process of constructing a new pattern of interaction . |
| 8 | The last time this had happened was in Belfast , when they had cornered that PIRA bastard in the cellar . |
| 9 | The last time this happened I just managed to catch a glimpse of his two black eyes , going down for the third time , before I landed him . |
| 10 | ‘ Bloody bridge , ’ Gerry said , ‘ the last time this happened was about five years ago , when Jack Thompson saw something . |
| 11 | Does he recall that last time this occurred there was an immediate leap forward in terms of killing ? |