Example sentences of "for the [num ord] time that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | ‘ Heavens no , ’ agreed Julia , thinking about the Easter plans for the first time that evening . |
| 62 | His voice moved up a register , from baritone to tenor , and it was tinged with irritation for the first time that evening . |
| 63 | Everard Bone also remembered his sick wife , perhaps for the first time that evening , and offered to give the Fairfaxes a lift somewhere in his car . |
| 64 | On 22 July , the Water Authority had admitted for the first time that aluminium had been involved by placing a small advertisement in the local press saying ‘ that the water was no more acidic than lemon juice ’ . |
| 65 | How many times have you been walking with someone who does that all the time , regardless of climatic considerations , and wanted to deliver a rabbit punch to the back of their neck when they stop for the tenth time that day and begin the ponderous unclipping of their rucksack ? |
| 66 | Previously , on Oct. 9 , 1989 , the Reserve Bank of South Africa ( central bank ) had raised interest rates for the third time that year by 1 per cent to 18 per cent to protect the capital account of the balance of payments . |
| 67 | ‘ What are you staring at , Squib ? ’ he said , almost angrily , conscious that his cheeks were warm for the third time that afternoon . |
| 68 | For the third time that day he called Kuhlmann from the public box . |
| 69 | Sister Paul would pretend not to see me as I hung about outside around the staffroom to see her pass by for the third time that day . |
| 70 | Eddie was airborne for the third time that day , returning his friends to Blackpool . |
| 71 | This back parlour , Hope thought , as he entered it for the third time that day , is like a little theatre : Act I , Colonel Moore ; Act II , Amaryllis ; Act III |
| 72 | ‘ You 're in early again this morning , ’ he said as Endill collected his climbing equipment for the fifteenth time that week . |