The bells of an Oxford church are ringing again for the first time in three years.
When it rang for the very first time, she grinned.
The phone rang for the second time as she hurried to the sofa.
He reached out to pick up the phone as it rang for the third time.
At last, he forced himself to answer the bell, reaching the door as it rang for the third time.
The eight bells were rung for the first time on 5 November 2008.
Later that evening, the phone rang for the hundredth time.
It rang for the longest time, then a male voice came on the line.
On Friday afternoon, my phone rang for only the second time since it had been installed.
They were rung for the first time in the church on 4 July.
