Example sentences of "[adj] is the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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1 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
2 | IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description . |
3 | This is the first time the ABRC 's report has not been made public in recent years . |
4 | However , Mr Leeder said : ‘ Quite honestly I do n't hold out much hope , but this is the first time the church has agreed to visit us . |
5 | If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) . |
6 | And Amelia McLean , a compositor who played a leading role in the women 's opposition in 1910 , said in a letter to the Evening News : " This is the first time the women have heard that the employers want to reserve monotypes for women . |
7 | This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers . |
8 | This is the first time the conference has been held in Stoke-on-Trent and is especially significant to Wedgwood since the Moat House incorporates Etruria Hall , the home of Josiah I. A Wedgwood stand and demonstrator will be on display at the conference . |
9 | Note also that the priority field defaults to Routine , if this is the first time the DC has been updated . |
10 | This is the first time the kid 's been out so long . |
11 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |
12 | This is the first time the 'chutes have been used in Britain since the fire . |
13 | And the Scots have every right to feel a ‘ wee bit peeved ’ at Montgomery Pipe Band , as this is the first time the overall championship trophy has gone outside the Highlands . |
14 | This is the second time the college has been involved in a drugs scandal . |
15 | This is the fifth time the Cut Price store in Springbank has been broken into . |
16 | Simple folk might likewise reflect that this is the fourth time the Conservatives have carried the day in elections in the teeth of alleged BBC bias . |
17 | This is the third time the Bank has been obliged to step in because of the failure of the Stock Exchange to deliver . |