Example sentences of "be the first time [art] [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 It 'll be the first time the race will be multi racial .
6 ‘ I did wonder , ’ I said , ‘ but it wo n't be the first time the map 's been wrong . ’
7 It will be the first time the programme has ever been done outside London , and the first time it has been done in front of an audience .
8 The date will be the first time the group 's new seven-track CD recording for which finished earlier this week will be on sale .
9 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 .
10 It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum .
11 ‘ This is the first time a beacon has been used in a mountain rescue in the UK , ’ said a rescuer .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 this is the first time a cardinal has preached before an English monarch since the Reformation
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 This is the first time the kid 's been out so long .
18 It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers .
22 If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) .
23 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 .
24 It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report .
25 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 .
26 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 .
27 It is the first time the chain , headed by Anita Roddick , has traded in Darlington .
28 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 .
29 It 's the first time a licence has been refused because of animal welfare .
30 Noel Lynch , of the Ulster Aviation Society , said : ‘ It 's the first time a reunion like this has taken place .
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