Example sentences of "[num ord] time [conj] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 2 | At the July 1989 gathering of Heads of State on the island of Tarawa , in Kiribati , the South Pacific Forum placed the use of drift-nets in the South Pacific as its most important agenda item — the first time that an environmental issue had topped the agenda at a political gathering in the South Pacific . |
| 3 | It is to my knowledge the first time that an ‘ in-depth ’ feature has been written about their service with the RAF and brought back many poignant memories for me for I was , to quote your September issue , ‘ one of the batch of National Service gunners posted to RAF Coningsby ’ . |
| 4 | This was the first time that an archbishop of Canterbury had taken disciplinary action against a Welsh bishop . |
| 5 | It was the first time that an artist had taken the company to court . |
| 6 | Karadjordje had previously received support from local assemblies which had been convened at his request , but this was the first time that an embryonic , partly elected government of Serbia had come into existence . |
| 7 | It marked the first time that an Offshore Division production platform has been used to process oil or natural gas from a third party well . |
| 8 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 9 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 10 | It was the first time that an organization rather than a country had been allowed to join a UN organization . |
| 11 | Skilful Dancer ( 9.04 ) failed by just a head over the course and distance last time and an improved trap position should do the trick . |