Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [art] [adj] time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This momentous decision — it is the first time a former Greek prime minister has been indicted by parliament — was complemented by measures the left coalition in particular regards as vital to prevent abuse of power by single-party governments in future . |
| 2 | It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum . |
| 3 | It is the first time a former officer has been given permission to write about MI5 since Sir Percy Sillitoe , the post-war head of the service , published his memoirs in 1955 . |
| 4 | It is the first time a party from the south have joined the team , headed by Keith Taylor , area organiser for the charity , Aid to Romanian Orphans . |
| 5 | While this as such simply acknowledges the situation as it is and is followed by a far longer passage relating to the benefits of celibacy for the Western rite , it remains a highly important text because it is the first time a Roman Council or any major Roman document has explicitly accepted and recommended the uniting of priesthood and marriage in a single life . |
| 6 | It is the first time a British team has ever won a dressage medal and only the second in any major international championship . |
| 7 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 8 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
| 12 | It is the first time the Swiss have been given a vote on the defence budget . |
| 13 | It is the first time the North American public has been asked to vote on such an issue . |
| 14 | That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is the first time the chain , headed by Anita Roddick , has traded in Darlington . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It is the sixth time the Bobby Charlton sports skills contest has come to the North for heats for the national competition . |