Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | But I still enjoyed it the second time . |
| 32 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 33 | ‘ I shall call you the next time we are free , and we will do the rest , Yes ? ’ |
| 34 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 35 | He misses it the first time , but I 've written it exactly like he played it , because it does n't really sound too bad ! |
| 36 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
| 37 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 38 | I said then all you have to do is tell her how much she hurt you the last time |
| 39 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 40 | What do I tell him the next time he asks |
| 41 | Well ask him the next time you see him . |
| 42 | to me that 's where they took her the first time , they did n't take her right on the the roads , you know , the first time she 'd |
| 43 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 44 | And I like Lovejoy , except I 've missed but they 're repeats , but I never saw it the first time . |
| 45 | We saw it the last time in action on the weekend of the French vote on Maastricht — harnessing all our resources to serve the viewer and listener in a way no-one else can . |
| 46 | It is a good sound bite , but it is not any better for hearing it the second time . |
| 47 | It is the most beautiful thing you will ever wear — until I surpass myself the next time ! ’ |
| 48 | ‘ It is beautiful , ’ she said coyly , ‘ it is the most beautiful dress I will ever wear , until I surpass myself the next time . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 50 | Should have realised it the first time , but that 's what happens when you make assumptions . |
| 51 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
| 52 | He had heard it the first time as a child , in his grandfather 's yurt on the Khirgiz , and going to Burun 's quarters had found him awake also . |
| 53 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 54 | See the towels she gave me the last time . |
| 55 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 56 | ‘ I do n't usually let a bloke kiss me the first time , ’ she said . |
| 57 | ‘ The map I gave you the last time . ’ |
| 58 | When she did it the second time . |
| 59 | We liked it the first time , it was a bit like |
| 60 | A good deal of the time he or she can get it the first time . |