Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you 've taken me so deep I feel as though I 'm complete for the first time . |
| 2 | Now I 've found out that he is n't my father I 'm learning to be free for the first time in my life , do you understand ? ’ |
| 3 | Middlesbrough is hoping its bid will be lucky for the second time running . |
| 4 | From next April , tax relief will be available for the first time for individual training expenses — encouraging a further increase in the commitment of individuals to train to improve their future career prospects . |
| 5 | This is all a far cry from the cosy coffee morning , which is itself shorthand for a vast network of peer support groups in which women , who have ceased to be competitive for the first time in their lives , can find reassurance during a period of mindbending uncertainty . |
| 6 | Erm they would n't she 'd be alright for the first time you see , but they would get tired and then they 'd be they 'd be on to me . |
| 7 | A study at the unit was carried out on 80 women under the age of 40 who were pregnant for the first time . |
| 8 | ‘ What are you staring at , Squib ? ’ he said , almost angrily , conscious that his cheeks were warm for the third time that afternoon . |
| 9 | In 1933 the Nazis increased their number of seats on the Volkstag to 38 , and were present for the first time in sufficient numbers to have an effect on the business and workings of the chamber . |
| 10 | I have noticed this during the last two or three days that I have been sitting here , being able for the first time in this House , to see the faces of my old associates , I have admired the way in which they have cheered to keep their spirits up , and I have admired those who have done that knowing — knowing — that only a few weeks , possibly , remain , before the place that knows them now will know them no more . |
| 11 | And I think a significant point is that for the first time in ninety three we were likely to take something in , in relation to B Sky B. |
| 12 | The fourth attribute demanded by George Corner , that of understanding , is possible for the first time in the history of civilization ; but it is a possibility which so far is available to only a small minority of specialists . |
| 13 | She is married for the second time to a man 15 years her junior . |
| 14 | She 's married for the second time . |
| 15 | She 's married for the eighth time is n't she ? |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday 's chief goalscorer made it nine from 13 games in the defeat of QPR but later revealed he is happy for the first time this season . |
| 17 | In these 239 murals , covering a surface of 1,585 square metres , there are traces of many influences making up a popular and forceful imagery : ‘ The codices , pre-conquest sculpture , popular art , the study of living people , the colour of nature as well as the paintings of the misnamed Italian Primitives , together with the modern artistic tendencies to which Rivera himself had contributed during his stay in France , all went to form his own peculiar style , which is apparent for the first time in these frescoes . ’ |
| 18 | When the camcorder battery warning light comes on , recharge the battery to ensure that it is ready for the next time it is needed . |
| 19 | When the garment is done , simply rinse the ink off the perspex and it 's ready for the next time . |
| 20 | Friendship rapidly developed between Mrs Gould , who was pregnant for the seventh time , and Lady Franklin , who at 46 had no children and was delighted to entertain a young family . |
| 21 | Mary Rose was pregnant for the fourth time and not feeling too good . |
| 22 | X. Ray 's unshowy steadiness was right for the low time in which he newly found himself — he could put the fire out . |
| 23 | With the advent of the new technology of lasers and holography it was possible for the first time in history to build the ancient consciousness-raising symbols out of pure light . |
| 24 | It was that for the first time something illogical had crept into her world . |
| 25 | I do n't know whether it affects anyone else but what happened to me was that for the first time in my adult life I began to feel part of a community . |
| 26 | What was new in Althusser was that for the first time this epistemological tradition was developed for a Marxism . |
| 27 | Obviously the progress made in educational thinking just prior to 1973 , and in its interpretation , had been quite dramatic and the way was clear for the first time to develop long-term objectives for education . |
| 28 | Blake was content for the first time in days . |
| 29 | My period was late for the first time ever . |
| 30 | The Ecumenical Jury , which was present for the first time in 1989 , included members of the Russian Orthodox Church , OCIC , and Interfilm . |