Example sentences of "[is] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the first time I 've had someone round to tea in years , and it happens on the very day I become homeless . |
| 2 | ‘ This is the first time anything unusual has happened here since Goering occupied the building in 1940 , ’ one veteran observer was heard to remark . |
| 3 | It is the first time that Prince Charles has given direct financial help to a run-down urban area , and the Duchy has been granted a 125-year lease on the 0.6 acre site . |
| 4 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 5 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 6 | This is the first time UEFA has banned a Dutch club , but two years ago the national team were ordered to replay a European Championship qualifying match behind closed doors after Cyprus 's goalkeeper had been struck by a firework . |
| 7 | This momentous decision — it is the first time a former Greek prime minister has been indicted by parliament — was complemented by measures the left coalition in particular regards as vital to prevent abuse of power by single-party governments in future . |
| 8 | This Figaro is the first time he has tackled an opera written by someone other than himself . |
| 9 | It is the first time aviation experts and the rescue services have held a joint conference on the importance of working together . |
| 10 | ‘ This is the first time I 've done anything significant on film . |
| 11 | But this is the first time that RA members are being so actively encouraged to trespass . |
| 12 | This is the first time that the award has gone to somebody from the hotel and catering industry , or indeed from the service sector as a whole . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
| 15 | It is the first time troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since 1978 . |
| 16 | It is the first time troops have been brought in during a dispute since 1978 . |
| 17 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
| 18 | It is the first time that troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since the firemen 's strike in 1978 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum . |
| 21 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 22 | It is the first time a former officer has been given permission to write about MI5 since Sir Percy Sillitoe , the post-war head of the service , published his memoirs in 1955 . |
| 23 | It is the first time crews outside London have decided to cut themselves off from controllers and to accept only those calls put through by the police , the fire service , GPs , hospitals and the public . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's true this is the first time all but one of the World Cup downhills have been called off before Christmas and , with the Madonna slalom cancelled , that 's unique . ’ |
| 25 | It is the first time since the end of the second world war that the Japanese navy has ventured overseas . |
| 26 | It is the first time I have an internal examination . |
| 27 | It is the first time I have gone ahead and openly done something that my parents disapprove of . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ It is the first time in 30 years that an international financial institution has been created , and we are not simply a bank , but also a political endeavour . |
| 30 | As far as anyone knows this is the first time legal eagles have taken on a businessman as boss . |