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 | 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 . |
5 | It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum . |
6 | ‘ This is the first time a beacon has been used in a mountain rescue in the UK , ’ said a rescuer . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | this is the first time a cardinal has preached before an English monarch since the Reformation |
10 | 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 . |
11 | It 's the first time a licence has been refused because of animal welfare . |
12 | Noel Lynch , of the Ulster Aviation Society , said : ‘ It 's the first time a reunion like this has taken place . |
13 | But it 's the first time a cell has been set alight since the brand new modern jail was opened . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | It was the first time a man in England has been charged with such an offence . |
17 | It has been suggested that this was the first time a summer pavilion had been adapted from a Greek temple . |