Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [art] [num ord] time [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the first time my students have said at the end of the book that they love grammar ! ’ |
| 2 | And as Kim Barnes reports , it 's the first time his life 's work has been seen outside France . |
| 3 | It was the first time her father had hit her and he looked upset , but suddenly she was very calm and her voice was steady as she said , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 4 | It was the first time his father had mentioned the separation . |
| 5 | It was the first time our national and international network had gathered together in one place and made us all realise just how much the work has grown . ’ |
| 6 | He was ‘ a great Labour man ’ , a non-smoker and non-drinker , an elder of the kirk until the minister mistakenly , suggested he had a hangover — ‘ and it was the last time my grandfather was ever inside a church . |
| 7 | It was the 11th time his four-party coalition had survived such a vote in eight months but the news had little impact on markets which had already discounted a win . |