Example sentences of "the [num ord] time since they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only the second time since they had been married that she had rebuffed him . |
| 2 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 3 | Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ . |
| 4 | Their spirits had parted , and though their bodies stayed together for a while longer , it was the first time since they had met that they found it difficult to talk . |
| 5 | For the first time since they had left the house , he seemed rather less relaxed . |
| 6 | Jacko looked him in the eyes for the first time since they 'd met . |
| 7 | After clinching the Bob Lord Trophy against Runcorn in midweek , Wycombe travel to Altrincham today hoping to relieve Colchester of the leadership for the first time since they went top five months ago . |
| 8 | For the first time since they began the surveys , Dun and Bradstreet report a negative outlook for the profits of retailers , which indicates a gloomy outlook for consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 9 | A nine-year-old , he is the ideal age and will be ridden by Hywel Davies for the first time since they won the 1989 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup . |
| 10 | And the Tynesiders could be among the medals for the first time since they won the event in 1987 and 1988 . |
| 11 | After Arsenal had demolished Coventry City 3-0 at Highbury to take top place for the first time since they won the Championship in May 1991 , Graham said : ‘ It is no good looking back . |
| 12 | KENNY MORRIS starred in his own version of ‘ Lethal Weapon ’ in front of the cameras yesterday as Holywood clinched the Harp Senior League Championship for the first time since they changed their name from Belfast YMCA in 1987 . |
| 13 | ‘ What 's the matter , San ? ’ the fat woman asked for about the fifth time since they had all trooped in out of the cold . |
| 14 | ‘ It is coming ? ’ he asked for the fifth time since they had broken away from the Baglietto . |