Example sentences of "[pers pn] be the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the first time the team has had an official kit sponsor . |
| 2 | It 's the first time the Gloucester Diocese has ever allowed a woman to take charge of a church . |
| 3 | It 's the first time the local authority has taken a prosecution this far . |
| 4 | It 's the first time the disabled driving championships have been held at Gatcombe and the prestigious venue attracted a good entry of competitors determined to master the challenging course . |
| 5 | It 's the first time the diaries , film scripts and private photographs of the 1950's star who was born in Swindon have been seen by the public . |
| 6 | It 's the first time the Rectory Farm at Stanton St John has been hit by strawberry rustlers . |
| 7 | It 's the first time the Warbirds Display has come to Wroughton , but already there are plans to make this a permanent fixture . |
| 8 | It 's the first time the farm at Over just outside Gloucester has offered people the chance to pick their own pumpkins … and already many of the 12,000 giant orange vegetables spread across the 5 acre plot have been sold . |
| 9 | It 's the first time the hazels in the Lancaut Nature reserve have been cut back : |
| 10 | It 's the first time the Rothmans chairman has spelt out the risk to jobs from Labour 's policy . |
| 11 | It 's the first time the high court has stopped a criminal trial from going ahead . |
| 12 | It 's the second time the Archers have come out of the Radio Four studio . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's the last time the band will ever make a record like this , ’ claims Chadwick . |
| 14 | It 's the fourth time the Northampton Racecourse Park has hosted the event . |
| 15 | It 's the 10th time the event has been held and the aim is to make it the biggest and best yet ! |
| 16 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 17 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
| 18 | It is the first time the industry has been able to purchase cover for long-term environmental damage although it does buy insurance against sudden pollution incidents or claims from disasters such as explosions . |
| 19 | It is the first time the players have been able to field a large cast of nine for a serious production , with some 20 members involved in all . |
| 20 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
| 21 | It is the first time the Swiss have been given a vote on the defence budget . |
| 22 | It is the first time the North American public has been asked to vote on such an issue . |
| 23 | That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so . |
| 24 | It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze . |
| 25 | A spokeswoman for the band , whose hits include Love Cats and The Walk , said it is the first time The Cure will have played at such an intimate venue for almost ten years . |
| 26 | It is the first time the chain , headed by Anita Roddick , has traded in Darlington . |
| 27 | It is the second time the policemen have been sentenced for the murder of Nahaman , who died on 4 March 1990 as a result of beatings they inflicted . |
| 28 | Later , Fiat issued a statement saying it had learned of the arrests ‘ with great astonishment ’ but it is the second time the company has been involved in the ongoing scandal . |
| 29 | It is the longest time the that the royal couple will have been together in public since the intense speculation about their marriage during the summer . |
| 30 | It is the sixth time the Bobby Charlton sports skills contest has come to the North for heats for the national competition . |