Example sentences of "[art] first time they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
| 2 | It was the first time they 'd heard him admit the Store was built by humans . |
| 3 | ‘ I think the first time they 'd felt they must accept an honest mistake . |
| 4 | I know this was the first time they 'd ever thought of or considered themselves as artists , before that I guess they just thought they were lucky . |
| 5 | I was playing loads of rave music , and at the end they were begging us not to go off because it was the first time they 'd ever heard it properly . |
| 6 | This was the first time they 'd been out together since the alleged phone-calls , and if there 'd been any more since then she had n't mentioned it . |
| 7 | Not that it was the first time they 'd been cut . |
| 8 | Ace had been giving her conflicting messages ever since the first time they 'd met again outside her bedroom door in France . |
| 9 | For many , this was the first time they 'd owned anyting . |
| 10 | For many , this was the first time they 'd owned anyting . |
| 11 | For many this was the first time they 'd been back to Parham in thirty six years . |
| 12 | I once conducted a major European orchestra , a German orchestra , and I conducted the introduction Allegro of Elgar and it was the first time they 'd ever , ever played any Elgar , and they did n't like the piece . |
| 13 | Rural living standards in most areas had improved significantly in the 1980s , but last year for the first time they fell back . |
| 14 | The next candidate , Richard Baxter , was unanimously chosen the first time they heard him preach . |
| 15 | Yeah it says , I read the thing and it says I have n't got ta let them in unless they 've got a warrant so the first time they come they would n't have a warrant , surely , so they 're gon na have to go away and get a warrant and in that time then I 'd have to get a licence would n't I ? |
| 16 | ‘ Mind you , it 's the first time they 've been here , and if I 'm any judge it 'll be the last . |
| 17 | Agate conceded that one occasionally saw cabinet ministers at the movies , but it was obvious to him that this particular audience had never heard the Mendelssohn , whilst his friend was prompted to comment that it was ‘ the first time they 've ever heard the fiddle ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | No , this this 'll be the first time they 've come down here in about three or four month . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Customs men say it 's the first time they 've used Cites to seize timber |
| 22 | Residents say this is n't the first time they 've had problems with drivers . |
| 23 | The appearance at Fairford is the first time they 've appeared in the west and it 's a matter of immense pride to them . |
| 24 | British Champion Colin McRae pushing everything to the limits … it requires rapid changes through the gear box … even when cornering … now in the Banbury factory of Prodrive engineers have spent 18 months developing a semi-automatic gear box … they 're already becoming common in Formula One … now for the first time they 've been successfully introduced in a rally car … with just a touch of a button the driver can change gear without having to take his hand off the steering wheel . |
| 25 | This week it was the first time they 've been beaten by the Irish in the league . |
| 26 | For most children , this is the first time they 've ever seen Reindeer . |
| 27 | It is not the first time the British have found themselves in the path of an offensive , it is the first time they 've evacuated , in such numbers and with such urgency . |
| 28 | Well normally they 'd given them dressing gowns before but it 's the first time they 've had gowns is n't it ? |
| 29 | die the first time they 've tried it |
| 30 | So that when they get to university , it 's not the first time away from home , it 's not the first time they 've got their money and so on . |