Example sentences of "[be] the first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When John Smith takes over , it will be the first time for 12 years that the right wing has openly held Labour 's leadership . |
| 2 | We made love , it just happened to be the first time for me . |
| 3 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It will be the first time in 15 years that an England tour party has not included one of the celebrated trio , who between them have appeared in 298 Test matches . |
| 6 | This was to be the first time in history that aircraft were used for ground attack , as an integral part of an operation carried out by ground and air forces . |
| 7 | May was saying , ‘ This will be the first time in years that Lucy and Jim and the bairns have n't spent New Year 's Eve with us . |
| 8 | ( 61 ) That may be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It will be the first time in more than two years that the ANC leader has shared a platform with Chief Buthelezi . |