Example sentences of "[adv] [be] the first time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will not be the first time it has been tried , and the observations of one former planning official are worth quoting at length : |
| 2 | Mr Deng has repeatedly promised to retire in recent years , but yesterday was the first time he had reissued the pledge since the Tiananmen Square massacre and a shake-up of the party leadership . |
| 3 | But after years of the DHSS , it really was the first time I 'd been spoken to like a human being . |
| 4 | probably wo n't be the first time you have to edit it either . |
| 5 | ‘ It wo n't be the first time I 've had to come to your rescue and haul your ass out of trouble . ’ |
| 6 | It wo n't be the first time he 's spent a night on the tiles ! ’ |
| 7 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 8 | ‘ For your information , Your Highness , today was the first time I 've modelled since I left Rome . ’ |
| 9 | When was the first time you were in the dark , locked in and taken over by someone else ? |