Example sentences of "[pron] is the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 2 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
| 3 | It is the first time the industry has been able to purchase cover for long-term environmental damage although it does buy insurance against sudden pollution incidents or claims from disasters such as explosions . |
| 4 | It is the first time the players have been able to field a large cast of nine for a serious production , with some 20 members involved in all . |
| 5 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
| 6 | It is the first time the Swiss have been given a vote on the defence budget . |
| 7 | It is the first time the North American public has been asked to vote on such an issue . |
| 8 | That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so . |
| 9 | It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze . |
| 10 | A spokeswoman for the band , whose hits include Love Cats and The Walk , said it is the first time The Cure will have played at such an intimate venue for almost ten years . |
| 11 | It is the first time the chain , headed by Anita Roddick , has traded in Darlington . |
| 12 | It is the second time the policemen have been sentenced for the murder of Nahaman , who died on 4 March 1990 as a result of beatings they inflicted . |
| 13 | Later , Fiat issued a statement saying it had learned of the arrests ‘ with great astonishment ’ but it is the second time the company has been involved in the ongoing scandal . |
| 14 | It is the longest time the that the royal couple will have been together in public since the intense speculation about their marriage during the summer . |
| 15 | It is the sixth time the Bobby Charlton sports skills contest has come to the North for heats for the national competition . |