Example sentences of "[was/were] the first time [prep] [adj] " 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 at any level England have lost to Turkey and the warning for Graham Taylor on the eve of tonight 's World Cup qualifier at Wembley rang out loud and clear . |
| 6 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was the first time in more than quarter of a century that the socialists had been returned to power . |
| 11 | It was the first time in American history that serving officers did not dare say what their commander-in-chief had told them to do . |