Example sentences of "[was/were] the first time [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time since 1966 that the FT , the paper serving businessmen and the City , had failed to endorse the Conservatives . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was the first time since 1921 that England had lost the first three Tests of a home rubber . |
| 4 | It was the first time since 1895 the election of the Speaker had been the subject of a division . |
| 5 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 . |