Example sentences of "[that] [adj] be [art] first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do remember that that was the first time I wondered if I could bring myself to retire … |
| 2 | ‘ She knows my name ! ’ he commented wryly , and at that moment Leith realised that that was the first time she had used it . |
| 3 | IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description . |
| 4 | A salesman whose last two months ' returns fall below the required norm may be thought to be failing , until one knows that this is the first time that it has happened in five years . |
| 5 | ‘ D' you mean to tell me that this is the first time you 've slept with anyone ? ’ he asked incredulously . |
| 6 | The Russian Embassy tells me that this is the first time their head of state has visited London and not stayed at the embassy . |
| 7 | IT IS understood that this is the first time a former LMS type has been on the line and follows the successful hire of former GWR 2-8-0 3822 by the WSR this year . |
| 8 | And what can there be about the arrangement of a few slices of sausage and a dozen black olives on a dish brought by the waitress in the seaside café to keep you occupied while your fish is cooking that makes you feel that this is the first time you have seen and tasted a black olive and a piece of sausage ? |
| 9 | The Committee believes that this is the first time a group of solicitors , experts in their field , have considered the legal feasibility of an anti-discrimination law to help people with disabilities work . |
| 10 | Will my right hon. Friend confirm that this is the first time that any Government have introduced a genuine patients charter of rights ? |
| 11 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that this is the first time that I have asked him a question since his appointment , and I intend to enjoy it ? |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | Do you realise that this is the first time we 've been alone — I mean , really on our own ? ’ |
| 14 | The Agency claims that this is the first time such a model for analysis has been used . |
| 15 | Erm , and I also understand that this is the first time you 've actually had someone from the private sector , er , whose been invited to er , address your A G M so , I 'd like to thank you for the privilege , and for also for the opportunity to speak on a subject which I personally er , find of of great interest . |
| 16 | Since this is an equal opportunities column , we must also report ( on Diary Day 17 ) that this is the first time we 've mentioned the Durham constituency . |
| 17 | As Elijah Moshinsky looked out from the roof-top coffee shop of the plush hotel overlooking Plymouth Hoe — in which he is ensconced during rehearsals of Shadowlands — he confessed that this was the first time he had been to Plymouth in his life . |
| 18 | When the latest decision became known last night , Peter said that it was encouraging for Mansell , the Ferrari lawyer pointing out that this was the first time that the FIA had not confirmed a decision . |
| 19 | If he actually put his foot down and said , ‘ No , I think that 's ridiculous ’ , everyone shut up and listened , and I feel that this was the first time that he realised that he did have the powers of leadership , not only on stage but also off stage . ’ |
| 20 | It has been suggested that this was the first time a summer pavilion had been adapted from a Greek temple . |
| 21 | I realized with a shock that this was the first time I had been really unhappy since I had been taken prisoner . |
| 22 | In years to come Karelius was often to reflect that this was the first time he had heard mention of the man whose destiny was to be so closely entwined with his own . |
| 23 | Many speakers rose to say that this was the first time they had actually met so-and-so , although they had spent hours communicating with them electronically . |
| 24 | The Commission , in setting the level of the fine , took into account , as it had with the shipping fine , the fact that this was the first time a fine had been imposed in this particular sector . |
| 25 | Duncan realized that this was the first time they had discussed their private lives since they had met . |
| 26 | The staff were also worried about his speech , not seeming to take into account the fact that this was the first time he had come out of a Punjabi-speaking environment and was having to cope with new experiences in a foreign language . |
| 27 | He admitted that this was the first time he had really looked at the stoma and that he found the appearance and the smell rather offensive . |
| 28 | The riots were put down by the Yugoslav National Army ( JNA ) , with support from Serbia , in an apparent rebuttal of the Croatian authorities ; observers noted that this was the first time that the JNA , whose officer corps was dominated by ethnic Serbs , had been used to put down violence outside Serbia itself . |
| 29 | Observers noted that this was the first time that France , which had traditionally followed a strongly independent defence policy , had suggested such a possibility . |
| 30 | Owen had the impression that this was the first time for her , as it certainly was n't for the other two . |