Example sentences of "[pers pn] is the [adj] time [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time such a move has been made by Middlesbrough council . |
| 2 | It is the first time that Pizza Hut has opened an Express slice operation in a leisure attraction of Thorpe Park 's size . |
| 3 | It is the first time all 22 Premier League chairmen have come face to face since the Noades-inspired walk-out last September when the so-called ‘ Platinum Eight ’ clubs blocked a £10million Bass sponsorship deal . |
| 4 | ‘ It is the first time this sort of thing has happened at our Omagh garage but unfortunately people in the motor trade are all too familiar with this kind of theft , ’ said Mr Sloan . |
| 5 | ‘ It is the first time this artist has shown her work in this city and there were about 40 people there , sipping wine . |
| 6 | It is the second time this year one of his drivers has been hijacked in protests at British exports and the Gatt world trade deal . |