Example sentences of "be the first time [noun sg] have " in BNC.

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1 This will be the first time Bamert has conducted the work — ‘ the RSNO think I suggested it , and I think they did ’ — exactly ten years to the month since he made his debut with the then Scottish National Orchestra .
2 That means it will be the first time abortion has been debated as part of government legislation , rather than on the basis of a private member 's Bill .
3 It will be the first time Michelozzo has tackled 1 ¼ miles , but he did win over a distance of 1 mile and 50 yards at Nottingham in April .
4 One shop steward remarked that , ‘ that is the first time management have trained us as they would train one another .
5 This is the first time WGEC has sponsored trainees through two years of full-time education .
6 Handball Although Merseyside is a hotbed of the sport , with no fewer than five national league men 's and women 's team , this is the first time handball has been included in the Games .
7 It was the first time Jewellery had participated in the competition which involved two teams from Wedgwood and from Coalport , Precision Studios , Royal Tuscan , Alexandra Pottery , Johnson Brothers and Mason 's Ironstone .
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