Example sentences of "[adj] time i [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My final comment is that loadings on the Central Wales line seem fairly light at present , judging by the two or three times I have been on it lately . |
| 2 | This was the first time I had been to the house and it seemed enormous . |
| 3 | This was the first time I 'd been into a prison and a number of things struck me during the day . |
| 4 | It was difficult — you know , first time I 'd been in charge . |
| 5 | It 's the first time I 've been to a game of footie in a Porsche , and it will probably be the last , but it was fun , and added to the enjoyment of another thoroughly enjoyable day out Leeds watching . |
| 6 | ‘ As this is the first time I 've been to Ca ’ del Leone , the answer must be no . ’ |
| 7 | I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The first time I remember was at home , ’ said Marian . |
| 9 | Every year several of the participants have said to me , ‘ I have been studying in Britain for a year , but this is the first time I have been inside a British home ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |
| 11 | Every other time I 've been in somebody 's flat like this I 've known where I am by the books . ’ |
| 12 | The next time I noticed was at the terminus |
| 13 | The last time I had been on Shunner Fell two years previously I had been walking the Pennine Way and had left Tan Hill on a rainy June day , with heavy clouds following me south as I travelled . |
| 14 | Last time I had been to Paris they had rescued me from the freezing streets and hungry wolf packs . ) |