Example sentences of "[be] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would n't be the first time your husband 's come back when you did n't expect him , would it ? ’ |
| 2 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This will be the first time that the chief of the US central bank , effectively head-keeper of the capitalist conscience , has visited the Soviet Union . |
| 5 | The moves to stem wildcat stoppages , condemned by unions and the Labour Party and the independent Industrial Society — are thought to be the first time ministers have sought to legislate against the individual . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It will be the first time that the Unita leader has met a British minister , and only a few days ago the Angolan ambassador in London was assured by a Foreign Office official that there were no plans for such a meeting . |
| 8 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 9 | It would not be the first time that it had done so . |
| 10 | If these fears prove justified , it wo n't be the first time Asian families would be forced through deliberate government policies to live in terrifying isolation . |
| 11 | The test car I drove had a serious wind noise problem , which will not be the first time Ford has heard that about the Escort , but it otherwise came across as well conceived — it 's easy to load and has a completely flat floor with rear seats folded — and competent . |
| 12 | If he wins , it will be the first time a black person has been elected to a US state governorship . |
| 13 | If confirmed , it will be the first time a black person has been elected to a US state governorship . |
| 14 | Today will be the first time troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since 1978 . |
| 15 | This would be the first time that Japan 's ‘ self-defence ’ forces had operated far from home . |
| 16 | It would n't be the first time . |
| 17 | Indeed , if Portsmouth and Sunderland were to defy the odds and emerge victorious from today 's matches against Liverpool and Norwich , it would be the first time in the 120-year history of the tournament that two teams from the Second Division contested the final . |
| 18 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 19 | Whilst the company is well known for its handmade clay plain tiles , this will be the first time it has ventured into the expanding machine-made clay plain tile market . |
| 20 | ‘ I did wonder , ’ I said , ‘ but it wo n't be the first time the map 's been wrong . ’ |
| 21 | It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter . |
| 22 | Although children will already have had everyday experiences with water this may be the first time that water has been offered to them as a material to play and experiment with . |
| 23 | When John Smith takes over , it will be the first time for 12 years that the right wing has openly held Labour 's leadership . |
| 24 | It must be the first time ever in the Five Nations Championship that two referees have dropped out of the opening games , with England 's Ed Morrison missing the Ireland v Wales game through a rib injury , and Yours Truly having to watch the England v Ireland game on television through a ‘ flu virus . |
| 25 | It will be the first time that he and the Princess of Wales have attended together as the principal guests . |
| 26 | It will be the first time Julia Kurotchkina , 18 , has seen her parents since clinching the title in South Africa earlier this month . |
| 27 | ‘ It will be the first time we have seen her since it happened , ’ said Mr Young , a TV repair man , before they left home at Watton , Norfolk , for the visit to the mortuary . |
| 28 | It will be the first time bosses have been allowed to officially join in the celebrations and it marks a victory for Lawrie McMenemy , who has conducted a 15-year campaign on behalf of fellow managers . |
| 29 | It will be the first time that politicians from Eastern Europe have been to dinner in the Speaker 's apartments . |
| 30 | AI believes this may be the first time a poll has shown such opposition . |