Example sentences of "the first time this [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This is the first time this problem 's arisen ?
2 This is the first time this question has arisen for decision by any court since the enactment of the Judicature Act 1873 .
3 ‘ It is the first time this artist has shown her work in this city and there were about 40 people there , sipping wine .
4 Other new awards on offer for the first time this year included Practical Word Processing .
5 He pulled off a couple of cracking saves , and for the first time this season United kept everything out .
6 PETER SCHMEICHEL arrives in London for the first time this season convinced Manchester United can become the first Premier League champions .
7 But much wider issues than the construction of the Finance Act 1976 have been raised in these appeals and for the first time this House has been asked to consider a detailed argument upon the extent to which reference can properly be made before a court of law in the United Kingdom to proceedings in Parliament recorded in Hansard .
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