Example sentences of "the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among those taking up the challenge was Haslemere architect Alan Coombes , who entered for the 15th time with his 1914 three-and-a-half horsepower three-speed , 4,500cc Douglas . |
| 2 | Having decided to leave out Phillip DeFreitas for the 15th time in a start-stop career , Dexter and Co had precious few alternatives to consider . |
| 3 | ‘ That was the forty-seventh time we 'd done those few lines . ’ |
| 4 | His uncle was fend of French fries and he tells the empty corridor for the hundredth time that they are called chips over there and they are eaten with vinegar . |
| 5 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’ |
| 6 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’ |
| 7 | One moment you are on a path by a stream , the next you are balancing on a carefully placed tree trunk to cross the stream for the hundredth time . |
| 8 | Jinny wondered for the hundredth time what it was like to be in a family which sat up and watched the television of an evening . |
| 9 | His mother held him on her knee and explained for the hundredth time how big the ship would be and how many oceans it would cross and what his big brother would see from it . |
| 10 | As one performs ‘ Round and round the garden like a teddy bear ’ or ‘ To market , to market to buy a fat pig ’ for the hundredth time , one may conclude that the period of enjoyment is much longer for children than for adults . |
| 11 | I wished for a new dress as I washed and ironed my old yellow home-made mini for the hundredth time . |
| 12 | His Albert gleamed rich gold against the fine cloth of his waistcoat , the fine watch lifted now from its hidden pocket to be scrutinized for the hundredth time , a sure sign that Thomas Grenfell was nervous . |
| 13 | And he will , the hundredth time . |
| 14 | He was still a moment , watching her , astonished for the hundredth time by the fragile beauty of her , then began to eat again , realising with a laugh just how hungry he had been . |
| 15 | For about the hundredth time , I cursed whatever kleptomaniac curmudgeon had walked off the train with my bag . |
| 16 | ‘ You are not becoming a Brownie tonight , ’ Mum reminded her for the hundredth time . |
| 17 | Flinging over in bed for the hundredth time , she tried to ignore the subtle , spreading ache in her stomach whenever she thought about Roman 's last hungrily demanding kiss … |
| 18 | For the hundredth time he turned over , rearranged his pillows , tried to put his brain into neutral , think of nothing . |
| 19 | The contractions stopped and I wondered for the hundredth time what my son would look like . |
| 20 | ‘ Ask Clive , ’ Polly repeated for what felt like the hundredth time . |
| 21 | Do I want this job so badly ? she asked herself for the hundredth time . |
| 22 | He smiled and Robyn watched and felt her heart stop for the hundredth time . |
| 23 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 24 | For the hundredth time I cursed Benjamin and wondered desperately what had happened to him . |
| 25 | As they began to climb the stairs , arms still wrapped around each other , Ronni asked herself for the hundredth time what she would do if he did . |
| 26 | And for the hundredth time she found it impossible to envisage saying no . |
| 27 | For the hundredth time her insides twisted and shivered with excitement . |
| 28 | So what was wrong with her ? she asked herself for the hundredth time as she sat sipping a glass of wine in his apartment in the Barbican some weeks after they 'd first met . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry , Elise , ’ said Leonora for the hundredth time . |
| 30 | ANGEL FACE BOY AGED 11 NICKED FOR THE 69th TIME |