Example sentences of "'s the first time [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mind you , it 's the first time they 've been here , and if I 'm any judge it 'll be the last . |
| 2 | Now if your person were to say come round , said it 's the first time they 've had a fit you get , call an ambulance , it may be epilepsy but it could be anything else , it could erm be , be the start of er something else in the brain because that 's all an epileptic fit is , it 's an electrical impulse , nobody actually knows why or when or how it 's caused , but it happens erm , but above all be very , very nice to your casualties , they 'll want to get up and they 'll run away , they want to get out , especially if it 's outside , because they 're embarrassed by it . |
| 3 | It 's the first time they 've visited the spot since that November night 16 months ago , the culmination of a plot motivated by jealousy and greed . |
| 4 | Customs men say it 's the first time they 've used Cites to seize timber |
| 5 | Well normally they 'd given them dressing gowns before but it 's the first time they 've had gowns is n't it ? |
| 6 | It 's the first time they 've been to Britain , even though some have been teaching English for twenty years ; they 're staying at the Oxford House School of English , and will also visit the Oxford University Press as the trip has been made possible by an East German publishing house . |
| 7 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |
| 8 | For many women , it 's the first time they have been given a responsibility of this kind . |
| 9 | And ices afterwards , I should think , as it 's the first time we 've ever had supper together , away from school . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've been banned anywhere , ’ said Barry , adding that singer Michael Stipe had been involved in the production of the video and that the rest of the band had only seen it once . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ said Nurse Jean-Claude Auge yesterday . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ Nurse Jean-Claude Auge said yesterday . |
| 13 | Garage boss Trevor Cave said : ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a pilot come here to refuel . ’ |
| 14 | It 's the first time we 've ever quarrelled like that . |
| 15 | It 's the first time we 've held the event because we wanted something special for the Centenery . |
| 16 | Yes , yeah , when you had one delivered , that 's the first time we 'd ever seen one was n't it ? |
| 17 | It 's the first time we have been on a coach holiday and we were a bit apprehensive . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the first time we have dealt with anyone assaulted with a Christmas tree . |
| 19 | It 's the first time we have analysed the results of our testing like this and it is n't good . ’ |
| 20 | Do you know , that 's the first time I began to wonder about the name Raphael . |
| 21 | ‘ Funny , ’ I said , ‘ that 's the first time I 've heard the pips this trip . ’ |
| 22 | Good heavens , that 's the first time I 've shouted since 1976 … |
| 23 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've seen him without all his hangers-on , ’ Cy commented . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever done a cover and it was a lot of fun . |
| 25 | It 's the first time I 've done so . ’ |
| 26 | It 's the first time I 've said that word since Gerry died , but I 've said it now . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever been able to persuade Beefy to stop for treatment , ’ says Dave ‘ Rooster ’ Roberts , the new England cricket team physio who is looking after the walkers . |
| 28 | Afterwards , the representative from the film company said , ‘ I 've been looking after him for two weeks and that 's the first time I 've seen his teeth … . ’ |
| 29 | It 's the first time I 've heard her laugh in years … years and years . |
| 30 | Mum : ‘ It 's the first time I 've really understood anything about science and technology — the first time I 've really wanted to ! ’ |