Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] was [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This morning was the first time he was to be given a serious piece of work before running later in the week . |
| 2 | Indeed , this week was the first time that Graf had joined up with Kohde-Kilsch since the Olympics . |
| 3 | This year was the first time the competition had taken place in England . |
| 4 | In the event , the February 1956 crisis was the last time that Franco was able to apply old methods to new situations . |
| 5 | And now that Donald 's name was on the militia list , the thought of being parted obsessed them and they made love as though each time was the last time . |
| 6 | Mr Mackintosh said : ‘ Last night was the first time I have ever had a show not continue . ’ |
| 7 | Their 4-1 defeat by Australia here last year was the first time they had lost a one-day series at home . |
| 8 | Last year was the first time they played at that level , while Scotland , England and Wales have been involved in ‘ international friendlies ’ for a number of years . |