Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no idea where I was the first time |
| 2 | ‘ Would it be the first time ? |
| 3 | It were the first time I ever heard him do it . |
| 4 | ‘ Mind you , it 's the first time they 've been here , and if I 'm any judge it 'll be the last . |
| 5 | Fuck it , we thought , it 's the first time Malcolm 's splashed out and Vivienne 's coming on at us like some kind of school maam , and Malcolm was n't bothered , he was past caring . |
| 6 | It 's the first time Bentley has had an all-new shape to itself for almost two generations — since 1952 , in fact , when the first of the R-type Continentals was launched in limited numbers and initially for export only . |
| 7 | It 's the first time in his career he has n't come out on top . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's the first time an older woman has really stirred me . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 's the first time that Jackie and Terry have met , ’ beamed someone else from Heinemann , sailing resolutely forward towards the cameras . |
| 10 | It 's the first time I have ever let her be alone with him , and now look . ’ |
| 11 | And ices afterwards , I should think , as it 's the first time we 've ever had supper together , away from school . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've seen him without all his hangers-on , ’ Cy commented . |
| 13 | It 's the first time we have been on a coach holiday and we were a bit apprehensive . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've been banned anywhere , ’ said Barry , adding that singer Michael Stipe had been involved in the production of the video and that the rest of the band had only seen it once . |
| 15 | It 's the first time in years that I 've enjoyed the charts . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever done a cover and it was a lot of fun . |
| 17 | It 's the first time the team has had an official kit sponsor . |
| 18 | It 's the first time I 've done so . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's the first time I have taught at a university . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's the first time in my life that someone really cares for me . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's the first time we have dealt with anyone assaulted with a Christmas tree . |
| 22 | It 's the first time I 've said that word since Gerry died , but I 've said it now . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ said Nurse Jean-Claude Auge yesterday . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ Nurse Jean-Claude Auge said yesterday . |
| 25 | Garage boss Trevor Cave said : ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a pilot come here to refuel . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever been able to persuade Beefy to stop for treatment , ’ says Dave ‘ Rooster ’ Roberts , the new England cricket team physio who is looking after the walkers . |
| 27 | It 's the first time I 've heard her laugh in years … years and years . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's the first time my students have said at the end of the book that they love grammar ! ’ |
| 29 | Mum : ‘ It 's the first time I 've really understood anything about science and technology — the first time I 've really wanted to ! ’ |
| 30 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |