Example sentences of "[be] the first time [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When John Smith takes over , it will be the first time for 12 years that the right wing has openly held Labour 's leadership . |
| 2 | It will be the first time in 15 years that an England tour party has not included one of the celebrated trio , who between them have appeared in 298 Test matches . |
| 3 | It is the first time since 1974 that a British commander has been voted to the post by the 14-member committee . |
| 4 | It is the first time since 1987 that the race has been held over onto the standby day . |
| 5 | It is the first time since 1958-59 that league clubs have failed to survive until after Christmas . |
| 6 | This is the first time since 1969 that we 've had them on site . |
| 7 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |
| 8 | ‘ It is the first time in eleven years as a manager that I have not worked with a contract and it is like an air of freedom . ’ |
| 9 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It is the first time in thousands of holidays that we have lost any clients . ’ |
| 11 | Commentator Tom Tyrell said : ‘ This is the first time in 22 years that this station has been shut out in this way . |
| 12 | ‘ It is the first time in 30 years that an international financial institution has been created , and we are not simply a bank , but also a political endeavour . |
| 13 | It 's the first time for 11 years they 've reached the final stages . |
| 14 | It was the first time since 1966 that the FT , the paper serving businessmen and the City , had failed to endorse the Conservatives . |
| 15 | This was the first time since 1948 that the entire Legislative Yuan had been elected , and the first time ever that it had been elected entirely within Taiwan . |
| 16 | It was the first time since 1921 that England had lost the first three Tests of a home rubber . |
| 17 | It was the first time since 1895 the election of the Speaker had been the subject of a division . |
| 18 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 19 | On Saturday they lost to Bath by 20 points to nil … and here 's a fact to blow your socks off it was the first time in 16 years and 420 games that the cherry and whites have failed to score at home |
| 20 | It was the first time in two decades that a British bike was beating the Japanese and for British biking enthusiasts it was stirring stuff . |