Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [art] [adj] time [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time that Prince Charles has given direct financial help to a run-down urban area , and the Duchy has been granted a 125-year lease on the 0.6 acre site . |
| 2 | It is the first time that troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since the firemen 's strike in 1978 . |
| 3 | However , it is the first time that ICL has split off part of its business to the extent of actually forming a new subsidiary . |
| 4 | It is the first time that a country has ever won three successive Test matches , each against a different country ( in this case West Indies , Sri Lanka and New Zealand ) . |
| 5 | Dr William Fore , former WACC President and now Visiting Lecturer in Communication at the School , said in a recent letter to delegates : ‘ The meeting promises to be a landmark , since it is the first time that teachers of communication in seminaries and schools of theology will have come together to consider their distinctive task in theological education . ’ |
| 6 | It is the first time that the Stylesetter Award has been given to an Axminster carpet range . |
| 7 | It is the first time that a Vernier machine has been build outwith the inventor 's factory in Belgium , and has been constructed by Pickering Staplina , joint partners with Stoddard in Bonded Developments Ltd . |
| 8 | It is the first time that the organization has given such a direct warning , however . |
| 9 | But it is the first time that we have seen such a phenomenon on a large scale . |
| 10 | It is the first time that Hivolt Capacitors has taken part in such a trade mission . |
| 11 | It is the first time that a lifeboatman has received such an honour since sea rescues began in the town with the historic Zetland lifeboat 190 years ago . |
| 12 | It is the second time that Miss Hartnoll has succeeded Prof Edwards in a director 's job . |