Example sentences of "it is the first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time since the end of the second world war that the Japanese navy has ventured overseas . |
| 2 | It is the first time since 1974 that a British commander has been voted to the post by the 14-member committee . |
| 3 | It is the first time since 1987 that the race has been held over onto the standby day . |
| 4 | It is the first time since 1958-59 that league clubs have failed to survive until after Christmas . |
| 5 | When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data . |
| 6 | Yesterday 's bombs are thought to have been Semtex and it is the first time outside the capital that devices have been casually placed by the road side . |
| 7 | ‘ It is the first time in 30 years that an international financial institution has been created , and we are not simply a bank , but also a political endeavour . |
| 8 | ‘ It is the first time in eleven years as a manager that I have not worked with a contract and it is like an air of freedom . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It is the first time in thousands of holidays that we have lost any clients . ’ |
| 10 | It is the first time in the history of this House that a petition has been presented accompanied by a demand . ’ |
| 11 | In his opening address welcoming delegates to the summit on Nov. 19 , President François Mitterrand of France said that " it is the first time in history that we witness a change in the depth of the European landscape that is not the outcome of a war or bloody revolution " . |
| 12 | To the best of my knowledge , and there may be someone out there who knows better , it is the first time in the UK that a bike dealer has offered this service . |
| 13 | It is the first time in recent memory she has missed the ceremony . |