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 .
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