Example sentences of "be the first time a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 2 | AI believes this may be the first time a poll has shown such opposition . |
| 3 | Even then this will be the first time a draft will have been presented to Council . |
| 4 | The Admiral can have the admiral 's cabin — it 'll be the first time an admiral has slept there . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum . |
| 7 | ‘ This is the first time a beacon has been used in a mountain rescue in the UK , ’ said a rescuer . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | this is the first time a cardinal has preached before an English monarch since the Reformation |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It 's the first time a licence has been refused because of animal welfare . |
| 13 | Noel Lynch , of the Ulster Aviation Society , said : ‘ It 's the first time a reunion like this has taken place . |
| 14 | But it 's the first time a cell has been set alight since the brand new modern jail was opened . |
| 15 | This was the first time a company had been invited to give a product demonstration at the centre and were keen to present the merits of their product . |
| 16 | A man accused of raping his wife has been cleared by a jury at Sheffield Crown Court ; it was the first time a man in England had been charged with such an offence . |
| 17 | It was the first time a man in England has been charged with such an offence . |
| 18 | It has been suggested that this was the first time a summer pavilion had been adapted from a Greek temple . |