Example sentences of "be [art] [num ord] time for " 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 | I want to be alone with you — it will be the last time for several days . ’ |
| 5 | Ruth was not going to admit that she had never actually made a phone-call herself , but there had to be a first time for everything , and since Connor was out , this would be the ideal opportunity . |
| 6 | They 'll be a first time for everything ! |
| 7 | At the end of the week , observers were optimistic , yet some still sounded a cautionary note : ‘ This is the first time for a long while I have seen people saying ‘ I want this drawing or painting ’ without any idea of speculation ’ , says Jan Krugier , ‘ but now we must keep control of the situation . |
| 8 | That 's the first time for a couple of hours . |
| 9 | It 's the first time for 11 years they 've reached the final stages . |
| 10 | It 's the first time for me . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , there 's a first time for everything , as I m sure you remember , Mrs Cornforth … |
| 12 | THERE is a first time for everything : Aladdin was the first panto I 'd been to and the first Frank Bruno has performed in . |
| 13 | Brian , a twenty-year-old draughtsman , had seen it all before , but it was the first time for Jane , his nineteen-year-old wife , whose daytime job is as a telephonist . |
| 14 | It was the first time for a long while that Tommy had come into the dining rooms for his morning break and Carrie had spotted him from the window as he pulled up outside and climbed down wearily from his horsecart . |
| 15 | Nick , holding her , said quietly , " That was the first time for you . " |
| 16 | Owen had the impression that this was the first time for her , as it certainly was n't for the other two . |
| 17 | They ordered , sipped drinks , and Therese was conscious that it was the first time for years she had eaten a meal alone with a man . |
| 18 | But now work on their old school is approaching its end and today was the last time for the children on the buses . |
| 19 | Presumably few people said ‘ No ’ to him , Well , Kelly reflected as she dialled the Templemans ' number angrily , there was a first time for everything . |