Example sentences of "the first time [that] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the first time that Western technology has been integrated with Soviet-designed reactors . |
| 2 | This is by no means the first time that national security has been raised as a defence in legal proceedings against the Crown . |
| 3 | The in-can system , for which we hold the patent , won The Queen 's Award for Technological Achievement in 1991 — the first time that this award has been given to a brewer . |
| 4 | This is not the first time that this issue has reached the public domain , or will it be the last time that the House is asked to focus on the rights and duties of citizens in circumstances — from time to time inevitable circumstances — when the interests of one individual or one set of individuals necessarily impinge on and potentially damage the interests of others . |
| 5 | This is the first time that this development has been made manifest . |
| 6 | As Robert points out this is the first time that this function has been run as a single corporate entity . |
| 7 | As the sopranos of the WI soared off into the upper atmosphere he began to feel for the first time that this Christmas had meaning . |
| 8 | Will my right hon. Friend confirm that this is the first time that any Government have introduced a genuine patients charter of rights ? |
| 9 | This was the first time that any part of the English-speaking Caribbean region had attempted political integration since the dissolution of the West Indies Federation in May 1962 [ see p. 18813 ] . |
| 10 | The bill follows a report which stressed the need for parliamentary involvement in nuclear issues , and is the first time that any aspect of French nuclear energy policy has come before the deputies . |