Example sentences of "be the [adj] time [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision was believed to have been the first time that a US court had extended prisoner of war status to a convicted criminal . |
| 2 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 3 | Sistelcom general manager Jesus Prieto said that this will be the first time that a radio-paging service has used satellite for the transmission of messages . |
| 4 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 5 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
| 6 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
| 7 | It would n't be the first time that a man has been seduced by female beauty and been left the poorer for his pleasure , nor the first time Lotta has attempted by stealth to deprive me of something which I value . ’ |
| 8 | This is the first time that a Japanese firm has entrusted the manufacture of high technology consumer electronics equipment to a British firm . |
| 9 | This is the first time that a photographer has been recognised in this way . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | This is the first time that a photographer has been recognised in this way . |
| 12 | The anniversary report is the first time that a British Government have subjected their own implementation of its policies to such public scrutiny . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It 's the first time that a public exhibition has been staged in a prison . |
| 16 | It was the first time that a US Secretary of State held official talks with East German leaders on their own territory , underlining Washington fears that a collapse of the East German reform process could imperil developments throughout Eastern Europe . |
| 17 | This was the first time that a criminal prosecution had been taken out against the British nuclear industry . |
| 18 | It was the first time that a high level meeting of that kind had taken place . |
| 19 | Lancaster himself , of course , was much the most significant of those who were executed : it was the first time that a man of such high rank had been put to death for rebellion against the king . |
| 20 | This was the first time that a Conservative MP had publicly urged the government to abolish the zero rate of BAT since the before the last General Election when , in a letter to the Publishers Association , the Conservative Party said that it would not impose VAT on books or periodicals . |
| 21 | I think that was the first time that a chill hit Mala too , for she seemed to grow a little pale . |
| 22 | It was the first time that a senior Iranian official had visited Iraq since the Iranian revolution of 1979 . |
| 23 | It was the first time that a foreign tourist had been killed since the start of the intifada in 1987 . |
| 24 | It was the first time that a veto had been overridden in the state in the 20th century . |
| 25 | This was the first time that a member of the military had been tried and found guilty of a human rights violation in 11 years of civil war marked by accusations of government-sanctioned torture , kidnapping and murder . |
| 26 | This was the first time that a powerful Hong Kong organization had openly backed the Chinese side in the dispute . |