Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] time this [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Last month the company warned , for the second time this year , that profits would be disappointing .
2 Greece embarked on a fortnight of party negotiations following the failure of the two main parties to secure a clear majority in national balloting for the second time this year .
3 Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has been charged by the FA with misconduct for the second time this year .
4 LOVE turned sour for Lady Sarah Graham-Moon for the second time this year .
5 Michael Roberts has picked up a two-week ban in South Africa for the second time this winter .
6 Yet the documents , which for the second time this decade give Solidarity the right to exist , go much further than either the communist party feared or Solidarity dreamed nine years ago .
7 For the second time since the 19th century the value of the try has been changed and for the second time this century the drop goal value has been altered .
8 For the second time this week , Smith covered remorselessly , forcing Charles to lose up to 10 places on the final beat .
9 The 6ft 9in star , 33 , retired for the second time this week after players said they were too scared to compete against him .
10 FOR the second time this week a Chinese woman has set a new world record .
11 LONDON TOWERS caught Carlsberg League champions Roland Kingston with their guard down for the second time this season by defeating them 103-97 at the Michael Sobell Centre , Islington , on Sunday night .
12 The Cowboys lost for the second time this season , going down 27–23 to the Los Angeles Rams when Aikman failed to produce a last-minute miracle .
13 Mike Rayer will take over the No 15 jersey from Clement and will face the tourists for the second time this season following his recent appearance for the Wales B team .
14 The ref opted for red and Wassall made an early departure for the second time this season .
15 And it was opener Metcalfe who got the chop for the second time this season after a run of indifferent form .
16 She was n't likely to become enchanted for the second time this evening — her common sense would see to that .
17 A missed black off its spot cost McManus dearly in the second before the Scot , appearing in the semi-final of a major tournament for the ninth time this season , appeared likely to take frame three .
18 Natalia Zvereva was defeated in the first round for the seventh time this year when the American Marianne Werdel beat the eighth seed from the Soviet Union 6-2 , 6-3 in the Chicago tournament .
19 For example , the 1987/88 Programme of Work included a major review of the modules in Personal and Social Development ( PSD ) ; the fruits of this review appeared in the catalogue last April and the new and revised modules are being used for the first time this session .
20 There was a competition , and the winner saw his work in situ for the first time this afternoon .
21 For the first time this century , population and economic growth in non-metropolitan America is exceeding population growth in metropolitan America .
22 The decline in British hedgerows may be slowing for the first time this century , thanks to schemes to subsidise hedge planting .
23 These potatoes are round and white , a new Dutch strain , being grown in Britain for the first time this year .
24 But the National Communications Union believes BT will be forced to introduce compulsory redundancies for the first time this year because it will be unable to find enough volunteers .
25 Rowledge First School is usually used as the polling station for Bucks Horn Oak voters , but the venue was changed for the first time this year to the Forestry Commission 's offices in Christmas Tree Yard .
26 The Yorkshire Car Collection opens its doors to the public for the first time this year , giving you the opportunity to see one of the most magnificent collections of cars in Europe .
27 Ricky Willison is another ex-Walker Cup player playing the Tour for the first time this year .
28 The prestigious event , at which leading scientists discuss global environment , took place for the first time this year , in Rio de Janeiro .
29 For the first time this year , ticket holders will receive a full refund if a whole day 's play is cancelled because of bad weather .
30 Not for the first time this year , Seles had been let off with a mere slap on the wrist .
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