Example sentences of "[adj] was the [num ord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Perhaps because this was the first time I was all alone in a big city in a new country . |
| 2 | This was the first time the phrase Scenic Land Cruise had been used by a train operator — but it certainly was not the last . |
| 3 | This was the first Berghaus sack to incorporate ‘ exploding sidepockets . ’ |
| 4 | This was the first year since he became leader of his party six years ago that Mr Kinnock was relieved of his preoccupation with an ungovernable party and was able to turn his attention properly to the government of the country . |
| 5 | Hence , this was the first of his conference performances which was aimed primarily at the nation . |
| 6 | As Elijah Moshinsky looked out from the roof-top coffee shop of the plush hotel overlooking Plymouth Hoe — in which he is ensconced during rehearsals of Shadowlands — he confessed that this was the first time he had been to Plymouth in his life . |
| 7 | When the latest decision became known last night , Peter said that it was encouraging for Mansell , the Ferrari lawyer pointing out that this was the first time that the FIA had not confirmed a decision . |
| 8 | This was the first of the eight birdies Davies gathered , the best of all being her three at the 315-yard 13th hole , where she drove the green . |
| 9 | This was the first time I had seen him since the landings . |
| 10 | This was the first time she had come into my thoughts since I left England . |
| 11 | Since this was the first coronation to be televised to a nation , Ramsey was suddenly famous among the people of England ; all the more so because the vast head , baldness girt by flowing white locks , mobile expressive eyebrows , and waddling gait drew the attention of millions of viewers . |
| 12 | I was nine years old and this was the first foreign film I 'd seen ( probably the first most people had seen in East London ) . |
| 13 | This was the first sign of the real importance Britain was to accord civil aviation , viewing it as an essential component of the country 's postwar recovery . |
| 14 | It was a very difficult period , because whereas retrenchment and redundancy are now something employees understand and accept , this was the first time it had ever happened in ICI since the war . |
| 15 | Pearce expressed surprise and said that this was the first he had heard of it . |
| 16 | This was the first time this season that the number one Mercedes , which suffered all weekend from a curious instability on the bumpiest section of the 2.75 mile track , did not start a WSPC race from the front row . |
| 17 | It had been a very hot day and this was the first heat-stroke casualty . |
| 18 | The Home Secretary 's reserve powers were not intended to be used frequently and this was the first time they had been used . |
| 19 | This was the first leg of a double for trainer Nicky Henderson whose Wont Be Gone Long won another nip and tuck affair to take the BMW Chase Final . |
| 20 | This was the first time they had reached the second round and it was reflected in the atmosphere , though the official attendance of 3,877 , a record for the purpose-built Meadow Park ground , was hardly accurate . |
| 21 | This was the first time we had returned to Eggleston Burn since a summer visit in search of the Grass of Parnassus and butterwort that grow in its boggy flushes . |
| 22 | This was the first piece of silliness : Comet already has 8.8 per cent and Dixons has almost 18 per cent — quite enough when merged to breach the 25 per cent ceiling which triggers a Monopolies Commission inquiry . |
| 23 | If he actually put his foot down and said , ‘ No , I think that 's ridiculous ’ , everyone shut up and listened , and I feel that this was the first time that he realised that he did have the powers of leadership , not only on stage but also off stage . ’ |
| 24 | This was the first experience where it was obvious that the machine was working against itself — something was n't quite right . |
| 25 | This was the first time that the health service had ever been asked to make staff economies . |
| 26 | After all , she told herself in extenuation , this was the first thing she had ever done to please herself … but , said a small voice — ‘ but ’ is surely the most miserable little word in the English language — but … they had n't asked to come into this vale of tears … . |
| 27 | This was the first time he had ever talked about himself , so she knew it must be very important and felt flattered that he was confiding in her . |
| 28 | As this was the first item on the agenda , the Prime Minister made her appearance at ten thirty-three , immediately after the Chairman had made his announcement . |
| 29 | This was the first poem Dana showed me , and one of the first I reworked with him . |
| 30 | This was the first time . |