Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] time [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time that night Bob had displayed any real emotion . |
| 2 | It was the first time that score had been played in Cape Town , and John Wright told me that the players in rehearsal threw down their instruments in despair . |
| 3 | Although government and rebels had met briefly in 1987 , it was the first time that army officers had agreed to talk with URNG representatives . |
| 4 | Announcing the award of £162,150 , Mr Justice Otton said it was the first time such an action had been brought . |
| 5 | It was the first time this close to the foreman . |
| 6 | He admits to being nervous because it was the first time this kind of operation was carried out . |
| 7 | It was the first time any one of them had asked her reasons for wanting to come across and see the New Year in , and she answered , ‘ Some men 's do , I suppose . ’ |
| 8 | But it was the first time these five principles had been drawn together and proclaimed specifically for the Gulf . |
| 9 | It was the second time this season that the two Gwent sides had finished all-square , and that was the only sign of any lingering bitterness from the earlier match . |
| 10 | It was the second time this season Dettori and Michael Roberts have split a decision after Shujan and Haddaaj proved inseparable at Sandown in July . |
| 11 | As the shop manager pointed out , it was the third time that month she 'd been late for work , and if they had n't needed her to turn up on time , they would n't have hired her in the first place . |