Example sentences of "[vb -s] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But these were grassroots reggae music , and ‘ Catch A Fire ’ represents the first time that Marley — or indeed any reggae artist other than Jimmy Cliff — had ever been given the budget that a rock band got to record an LP . |
| 2 | Seacontrol represents the first time on-board maintenance software has been made commercially available to the shipping industry by a marine coatings supplier . |
| 3 | Half the crowd expect a punk band and half are curious old gits who remember organ bands the first time around . |
| 4 | Few mystical treatises get off to a more intriguing start than The Fire of Love , which describes the first time Rolle became aware of a heat in his breast which , he insists , was not imaginary or metaphorical but which could be felt as a finger felt the heat of the flames in which it had been thrust . |
| 5 | The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live , in full , from the sub-continent . |
| 6 | The company claims the product , originally developed by the Cambridge University Engineering Department Speech Group and available through an exclusive alliance with Cambridge University Technology Transfer Co , marks the first time these capabilities have been available in a single commercial product . |
| 7 | The company claims the product , originally developed by the Cambridge University Engineering Department Spaach Group and available through an exclusive alliance with Cambridge University Technology Transfer Company , marks the first time these capabilities have been available in a single commercial product . |
| 8 | The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 . |
| 9 | Five years in the making , ‘ The Century of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang ’ marks the first time the two Chinese museums have participated jointly on an international exhibition . |
| 10 | A series of lectures organized by the National Arts Collections Fund focusing on creating and preserving collections and will be held during the fair ; it marks the first time that the NACF has initiated a project at a trade fair . |
| 11 | The author remembers the first time he was left with his first , brand-new child . |
| 12 | Yes , I hope so too , but , I have the feeling that the next , the next time we looked I do n't remember it having green peddles the first time you found it |
| 13 | Nor do I expect an angler to recognise every bite he feels the first time he tries touch legering . |
| 14 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |