Example sentences of "[adv] [art] first time that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not the first time that a link has been made between erupting volcanoes and the weather . |
| 2 | But it 's not the first time that a procedure 's |
| 3 | But this is also the first time that a young doctor takes on daily clinical responsibility for patients ' care , and in reality the service element provided by preregistration house officers underpins the medical care provided in many of our hospitals . |
| 4 | This is also the first time that the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) , has been allowed out to speak from the Treasury Bench in the Chamber . |
| 5 | However , sales and industry standards are not always compatible in the computer world — and the Americans may be reluctant to fall into line , ‘ This is probably the first time that the Americans have adopted a European standard , ’ says Dave Garnett of the Cambridge software firm CIS . |
| 6 | The UK Department of Transport 's plans to build a road through rare water meadows in Herefordshire have been rejected on environmental grounds after a public inquiry — reportedly the first time that a road project has been halted because of environmental concern . |