Example sentences of "[is] the first time [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This is the first time a unit trust company has had to suspend funds under the Financial Services Act 's pricing regulations , which oblige it to cease trading once an error is suspected . |
2 | It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum . |
3 | ‘ This is the first time a beacon has been used in a mountain rescue in the UK , ’ said a rescuer . |
4 | It is the first time a party from the south have joined the team , headed by Keith Taylor , area organiser for the charity , Aid to Romanian Orphans . |
5 | The Committee believes that this is the first time a group of solicitors , experts in their field , have considered the legal feasibility of an anti-discrimination law to help people with disabilities work . |
6 | this is the first time a cardinal has preached before an English monarch since the Reformation |
7 | Which leads us on to the big selling point of these guitars , since this is the first time a production Telecaster has been fitted with a five-way switch . |
8 | It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze . |
9 | This is the first time the kid 's been out so long . |
10 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
11 | However , Mr Leeder said : ‘ Quite honestly I do n't hold out much hope , but this is the first time the church has agreed to visit us . |
12 | IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description . |
13 | This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers . |
14 | If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) . |
15 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |
16 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
17 | It is the first time the industry has been able to purchase cover for long-term environmental damage although it does buy insurance against sudden pollution incidents or claims from disasters such as explosions . |
18 | A spokeswoman for the band , whose hits include Love Cats and The Walk , said it is the first time The Cure will have played at such an intimate venue for almost ten years . |
19 | It is the first time the chain , headed by Anita Roddick , has traded in Darlington . |
20 | This is the first time the conference has been held in Stoke-on-Trent and is especially significant to Wedgwood since the Moat House incorporates Etruria Hall , the home of Josiah I. A Wedgwood stand and demonstrator will be on display at the conference . |
21 | It 's the first time a licence has been refused because of animal welfare . |
22 | Noel Lynch , of the Ulster Aviation Society , said : ‘ It 's the first time a reunion like this has taken place . |
23 | But it 's the first time a cell has been set alight since the brand new modern jail was opened . |
24 | It 's the first time the Rectory Farm at Stanton St John has been hit by strawberry rustlers . |
25 | It 's the first time the farm at Over just outside Gloucester has offered people the chance to pick their own pumpkins … and already many of the 12,000 giant orange vegetables spread across the 5 acre plot have been sold . |
26 | It 's the first time the team has had an official kit sponsor . |