Example sentences of "[num ord] time [prep] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would be routed for the second time in their existence , and their slaves — the people — would be set free and return to fight with God against them ! |
| 2 | Three more tries followed to rub more salt into Trinity 's wounds and put Crusaders into the second round of the Regal Trophy for only the second time in their history . |
| 3 | It was the second time in their acquaintanceship that she had put her hand on his thigh . |
| 4 | THE PARENTS of murdered toddler Jamie Bulger have spoken publicly for the first time about their tragedy and their new hopes for the birth of another child . |
| 5 | De Gaulle said for the first time since their defeat , the French people had reason to hope for liberation . |
| 6 | THE parents of toddler James Bulger have spoken publicly for the first time since their son 's tragic death in February . |
| 7 | APRIL 24 : Members of the British Racing Drivers ' Club ( BRDC ) , the parent company of SCL , are told about the deal for the first time at their AGM . |
| 8 | As he unhesitatingly obeyed , she watched him , really examined him for the first time in their acquaintance . |
| 9 | The line-up for the fourth Grand Slam Finals of the Vauxhall Indoor Tennis Trophy reflects a mixture of old and new , as former champions Queen 's Club make the grade for the fourth time , whilst Royal Berkshire earn a place in the last four for the first time in their debut Trophy season . |
| 10 | Carers are likely to be looking after a dying loved one for the first time in their life ; their anxieties may be greater than the patient 's . |
| 11 | But for the first time in their life together she rose , slipped on a dressing gown , and went down to join him . |
| 12 | Sutton , who missed with another header shortly afterwards , went on to squander two more excellent opportunities which could have kept alive Norwich 's hopes of going to the final for the first time in their history . |
| 13 | The win took Cambridge to the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time in their history , following their recent proud FA Cup record of reaching the quarter-finals each year from 1988-1990 . |
| 14 | It was also in 1883 , amidst considerable alarm about the increasing use of firearms by burglars , that the London police were armed for the first time in their history . |
| 15 | For the first time in their history the Tuareg — the largest tribe of Nomads in the Sahara Desert — recently delayed their annual migration for 10 days so as to catch the final episode of Dallas |
| 16 | They are even calling for strikes for the first time in their history . |
| 17 | Prison officers will be on strike across Scotland for the first time in their history . |
| 18 | Scottish prison officers are to strike for the first time in their history on November the fifth . |
| 19 | Glenn Hoddle back from Wembley , after helping the Robins clinch a place in the top flight for the first time in their history . |
| 20 | We 've got Swindon Town in the premier league for the first time in their history … |
| 21 | Where this has happened , middle-level managers , according to Richards ( 1987 , p. 27 ) ‘ for the first time in their working lives ’ have been able ‘ to see a connection between the activity they were authorising and the cost of carrying it out ’ . |
| 22 | Now in a council bedsit , Barry and Diane Gammage are coming to terms with unemployment for the first time in their working lives . |
| 23 | Sung looked up , meeting Bergson 's cold grey eyes for the first time in their interview , then looked down again , understanding perfectly . |
| 24 | For the first time in their interview , a trace of her old defiance came back . |
| 25 | For the first time in their acquaintanceship , Miss Fogerty was in charge . |
| 26 | As we have , therefore , travelled together through so many pages , let us behave to one another like fellow-travellers in a stage coach , who have passed several days in the company of each other : and who , notwithstanding any bickerings or little animosities which may have occurred on the road , generally make up at last , and mount for the last time into their vehicle with cheerfulness and good humour ; since after this one stage , it may possibly happen to us , as it commonly happens to them , never to meet more . |
| 27 | They had done so by being in the right place at the right time , for the first and last time in their history . |