Example sentences of "the [num ord] time this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | With Britain 's other 1500 metres hope , Kevin McKay , also missing out , we do n't have a runner in the final for only the second time this century . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | It is only the second time this century that a school of sperm whales has been seen in the waters around Orkney . |
5 | That was the second time this afternoon he had mentioned Seville and that was a bit of a coincidence . |
6 | Michael Roberts has picked up a two-week ban in South Africa for the second time this winter . |
7 | Last month the company warned , for the second time this year , that profits would be disappointing . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has been charged by the FA with misconduct for the second time this year . |
10 | LOVE turned sour for Lady Sarah Graham-Moon for the second time this year . |
11 | It is the second time this year one of his drivers has been hijacked in protests at British exports and the Gatt world trade deal . |
12 | It may be my wish upon them , but this is the second time this year that the two regiments in which I served , the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Welsh Regiment , have been under pressure . |
13 | It 's the second time this year a plane from Upper Heyford has crashed . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | It was the second time this season that the two Gwent sides had finished all-square , and that was the only sign of any lingering bitterness from the earlier match . |
16 | It was only the second time this season we 've been comprehensively beaten . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | The ref opted for red and Wassall made an early departure for the second time this season . |
20 | It 's the second time this season that the track has caused a meeting to be abandoned . |
21 | It was the second time this season Dettori and Michael Roberts have split a decision after Shujan and Haddaaj proved inseparable at Sandown in July . |
22 | And it was opener Metcalfe who got the chop for the second time this season after a run of indifferent form . |
23 | Chatam , running for only the second time this season , went a length up as the pair jumped the last together but Mark Dwyer , riding with hands and heels , forced Jodami a head in front at the post . |
24 | For the second time this week , Smith covered remorselessly , forcing Charles to lose up to 10 places on the final beat . |
25 | That 's the second time this week I 've had boys over my garden wall . |
26 | The 6ft 9in star , 33 , retired for the second time this week after players said they were too scared to compete against him . |
27 | FOR the second time this week a Chinese woman has set a new world record . |
28 | It 's the second time this month , Mrs Jones has been robbed ; this tied cottage has been her home for 72 years . |
29 | She was n't likely to become enchanted for the second time this evening — her common sense would see to that . |
30 | I 'd introduce you to my wife , but she 's disappeared for the umpteenth time this evening . |