Example sentences of "[vb mod] be the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be the first time ever in the Five Nations Championship that two referees have dropped out of the opening games , with England 's Ed Morrison missing the Ireland v Wales game through a rib injury , and Yours Truly having to watch the England v Ireland game on television through a ‘ flu virus . |
| 2 | Labour MP Brian Wilson quipped : ‘ It must be the first time Maggie 's had trouble getting people to sign on . |
| 3 | This must be the first time anybody has been profiled in current editions of both Climber & Hill Walker and Homes & Gardens . |
| 4 | But it must be the first time MEN have had to make sure they look good just to answer the phone . |
| 5 | But this must be the first time I 've puked for about two years . |
| 6 | It might be the first time you send flowers , but that does n't matter . |
| 7 | The Admiral can have the admiral 's cabin — it 'll be the first time an admiral has slept there . |
| 8 | It 'll be the first time she 's voted against the government and her former deputy Geoffrey says she 's guilty of disloyalty . |
| 9 | No , this this 'll be the first time they 've come down here in about three or four month . |
| 10 | It 'll be the first time the race will be multi racial . |
| 11 | It 'll be the first time somebody fucking kick in the head ! |
| 12 | It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter . |
| 13 | Although children will already have had everyday experiences with water this may be the first time that water has been offered to them as a material to play and experiment with . |
| 14 | AI believes this may be the first time a poll has shown such opposition . |
| 15 | This may be the first time there has been a broad comparison of two fairly " complete " catalogue systems which are also internally quite similar ( the present writer had a hand in the design of both of them ) with the same users in the same library . |
| 16 | ( 61 ) That may be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me . |
| 17 | This would be the first time that Japan 's ‘ self-defence ’ forces had operated far from home . |
| 18 | Indeed , if Portsmouth and Sunderland were to defy the odds and emerge victorious from today 's matches against Liverpool and Norwich , it would be the first time in the 120-year history of the tournament that two teams from the Second Division contested the final . |
| 19 | The planned drinks party would be the first time that the Hamiltons had had guests since their party back at the end of August , and the artist was happy and excited about the event . |
| 20 | It would be the first time she had ever been with John to a place that was part of her own particular world , unless one counted the Ash Wednesday lunchtime service at her uncle 's church . |
| 21 | But an intimate dinner at the château was another matter altogether — because this would be the first time she 'd as much as set eyes on him since he 'd walked away from her outside this very room on that awful night . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's because — it would be the first time ? ’ |
| 23 | If both Graf and Agassi were to succumb to their injuries , it would be the first time in the Open era that both reigning singles champions have not returned to defend their titles . |
| 24 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 25 | That means it will be the first time abortion has been debated as part of government legislation , rather than on the basis of a private member 's Bill . |
| 26 | This will be the first time that the chief of the US central bank , effectively head-keeper of the capitalist conscience , has visited the Soviet Union . |
| 27 | It will be the first time Michelozzo has tackled 1 ¼ miles , but he did win over a distance of 1 mile and 50 yards at Nottingham in April . |
| 28 | It will be the first time that the Unita leader has met a British minister , and only a few days ago the Angolan ambassador in London was assured by a Foreign Office official that there were no plans for such a meeting . |
| 29 | If he wins , it will be the first time a black person has been elected to a US state governorship . |
| 30 | If confirmed , it will be the first time a black person has been elected to a US state governorship . |