Example sentences of "have be the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision was believed to have been the first time that a US court had extended prisoner of war status to a convicted criminal . |
| 2 | It was all much as it had been the first time , only evening instead of morning ; and Emily stood by herself as before , and now he knew why , wearing his ring on another finger . |
| 3 | It had been the first time that he had really seen Sara in tears . |
| 4 | Today had been the first time since he died she had not been tortured with thoughts of her Anthony . |
| 5 | She wanted him to plead with her to stay with him , forever , as he 'd done once before , but this time she would accept and tell him how wrong she had been the first time . |