Example sentences of "for the umpteenth time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin Stephens 's sprint for his try again showed a Wales stand-off in the making — although his coach , Gareth Jenkins , for the umpteenth time , counselled caution : ‘ We are all expecting too much of Colin . |
| 2 | Yet Iraq has been acquiring German weapons for years and Germany is now pledging , for the umpteenth time , finally to block the holes in its arms-export controls . |
| 3 | The blonde hostess leaned across him to re-charge his glass for the umpteenth time . |
| 4 | ‘ Aye , we know , Father , ’ Stanley said , as if hearing the story for the umpteenth time . |
| 5 | As she pushed the emptied skip back towards the scutching room for the umpteenth time , her legs simply stopped working and she sagged against the basket , fighting down a wave of dizziness and nausea . |
| 6 | Putting their dinner on the table , Trent reached for the photograph and studied it for the umpteenth time since finding it on Don Roberto 's piano — his mother , and the Colonel as a young man . |
| 7 | When Mother got caught again , for the umpteenth time , rather than risk Father 's mounting wrath , she gave the line a couple of vicious tugs , hoping he would not notice ; and almost died of fright when an outraged salmon leapt from the water and made off upstream like a rocket . |
| 8 | You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your child or teenager for the umpteenth time . |
| 9 | Bob Hope , the master of ceremonies for the umpteenth time , unfunnily and inaccurately joked about Dustin 's youthfulness , saying , ‘ They nominated a kid like Dustin Hoffman — he made a picture he ca n't get in to see . |
| 10 | There he was , trotting out the same old tale for the umpteenth time to Sir Robin Day on Thames Television 's This Week , when , inspired by a throwaway remark by his interviewer , it dawned on him that the soapbox trick might succeed with the country as a whole . |
| 11 | Absolutely anything is preferable to sitting down to read through your auditing notes for the umpteenth time . |
| 12 | For the umpteenth time he checked the rear window . |
| 13 | When you rescue the old Christmas tree lights from the loft for the umpteenth time , remember that they could be the cause of an electrical disaster . |
| 14 | For the umpteenth time the leopard-skin coat which she wore slung about her shoulders slid to the carpet . |
| 15 | Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him . |
| 16 | He was thumbing through USA Today for the umpteenth time , looking for something he might have missed , when he heard her giggling . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're so lucky ! ’ she thought for the umpteenth time . |
| 18 | And he added , ‘ Please do n't send along the young pseudo-philosopher who will tell us for the umpteenth time that , of course , he fully understands the Bank 's attitude . |
| 19 | They just were n't compatible , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 20 | This is crazy , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 21 | I 'd introduce you to my wife , but she 's disappeared for the umpteenth time this evening . |
| 22 | It really would be very much more practical to have her hair cut , she told herself severely for the umpteenth time , but the simple truth was that she liked having her hair long , loved the feeling of the heavy silken strands on her skin . |
| 23 | Turning away for the umpteenth time , she gave a little frustrated sigh . |
| 24 | On radio last week , high-profile Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown was spelling out his alternative recovery programme for the umpteenth time . |
| 25 | As Melody put it to Seb when they were discussing the matter for the umpteenth time at the farm , ‘ You go up there and try to tell 'em Anna should n't be marrying Nahum Plunkett and they 'll tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs . ’ |
| 26 | Once the vote on Europe had been taken ( an overwhelming majority in favour of the platform 's motion ) , he had slipped out of the hall , pausing only to watch and listen while , at the bidding of the cameras , the national chairman of the YCs blew his trumpet for the umpteenth time . |
| 27 | Paul Johnson , the Mail 's ‘ hired gun ’ , was recounting for the umpteenth time the glories of the Thatcher Years . |
| 28 | It had been one of those deep , deep sleeps ; the kind when you do n't know a thing until your mum starts yelling at you for the umpteenth time that you 're going to be late for school if you do n't get up . |
| 29 | Whatever he wore he looked marvellous in , and Fran 's heart tripped alarmingly as she appreciated how attractive he was for the umpteenth time . |
| 30 | You did the wise thing , calling a halt when you did , she told herself sharply for the umpteenth time . |