Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] be the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that 's what 's been going on in terms of output , in terms of orders already received , orders are up in all mainland regions of the U K. It 's the first time that we 've seen that since er the beginning of the recession and that 's the sense in which we think one can say erm reasonably sort of er straightforwardly that the recovery has indeed spread around the mainland economy . |
| 2 | Since joining INCUBUS it was the first time he 'd come across men who carried guns — outside the States . |
| 3 | This week it was the first time they 've been beaten by the Irish in the league . |
| 4 | In many cases it was the first time anyone had explained to the man in the trench that there is more to his job than laying pipes ! |
| 5 | ‘ I believe if he was into drugs it was the first time . |