Example sentences of "[was/were] [art] first time [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It was the first time with the woman I love . ’ |
2 | It was the first time during the Third Reich that a Führer speech had provoked such direct criticism in the reportage of upper civil servants . |
3 | It was the first time in the campaign that there had been any rapport between the embattled figures on the platform and the assembled press and television correspondents . |
4 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |
5 | The fact that it was the first time in the 20th century that either of the major parties had selected an all-southern election ticket reflected the widespread belief that only by recapturing support lost to the Republicans in the south could the Democrats hope to win the presidency . |
6 | The result represented a radical change in Liechtenstein politics since it was the first time in the principality 's history that a third party had been elected to parliament . |
7 | It was the first time in the tournament Graf had been extended to three sets , and the seven games Sabatini won in the second set were just one fewer than Graf had conceded in her four previous rounds . |
8 | , business director of Courtaulds Aerospace in Germany , said it was the first time in the world that a chromate-free coating had been given the go-ahead for civil aircraft manufacture . |