Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Customs officers say it 's the first time European green law has been used in Britain this way . |
| 2 | Customs men say it 's the first time they 've used Cites to seize timber |
| 3 | Yeah he 's a very you know it 's funny I know it 's the worst time to do a phone in actually because people are doing other oh I 've got me foot caught in the whatsit but erm I thought I thought we 'd get loads of people on saying I 'd been very rude saying that this was er er er nation of animal haters and abusers . |
| 4 | Actuality of warden describing the snake followed by interview where she sez it 's the first time she'stouched a grass snake and slow worms . |
| 5 | I mean I suppose it is the first time , it 's the only film of its type , you , you know what I 'm getting at , it 's exactly the same thing we , we tried very hard to avoid in the access guide , actually being able to say what instead of just saying you know |
| 6 | I guess it was the first time really in my life I 'd been totally left on my own . |
| 7 | I , I bet , I bet i I bet it 's the first time in your life you felt shi , yes come on ! |
| 8 | Er of course it 's , it 's , it 's I think it 's more longwinded than er I mean it 's the first time you 've fully got into it , and it 's more longwinded than the fifteen minutes allows you erm but I , I thought you were doing quite well to be honest . |
| 9 | I think it 's the first time she 'd actually seen Oliver look clean . |
| 10 | I think it is the first time he actually worked hard . |
| 11 | I think it was the first time you really spoke to me . |