Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] time this [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
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 . |