Example sentences of "[be] the first time [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend accept the good news , contrary to what was said by the hon. Member for Ashfield ( Mr. Haynes ) , that although in recent times my constituency has experienced economic difficulties , so successful has my right hon. and learned Friend 's training and enterprise programme been that the Crawley and District Industries Association has told me that this is the first time during a downturn in the economy when training by companies has increased rather than decreased ? |
| 2 | At the end of the week , observers were optimistic , yet some still sounded a cautionary note : ‘ This is the first time for a long while I have seen people saying ‘ I want this drawing or painting ’ without any idea of speculation ’ , says Jan Krugier , ‘ but now we must keep control of the situation . |
| 3 | That 's the first time for a couple of hours . |
| 4 | It was the first time for a long while that Tommy had come into the dining rooms for his morning break and Carrie had spotted him from the window as he pulled up outside and climbed down wearily from his horsecart . |
| 5 | When he finally did stop working , it was the first time in a year and a half that everyone involved stopped and got a chance to take a break , and once everyone took a break , things began to change . |