Example sentences of "for the first time [that] it " in BNC.
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1 | In a long statement read out on television after the evening news programme , the Politburo admitted for the first time that it was ‘ not indifferent ’ to the mass exodus of its people to West Germany . |
2 | In a long statement read out on television after the evening news , the Politburo admitted for the first time that it was ‘ not indifferent ’ to the mass exodus of its people to West Germany . |
3 | This is so unexpected when it is encountered for the first time that it feels like a deliberate deception . |
4 | He said he did not want to involve British troops and planes in action , but admitted for the first time that it was a possibility . |
5 | The Chinese government has said for the first time that it intends to try to stop the tiger trade . |
6 | I noticed for the first time that it was dreadfully long . |
7 | When she heard the voice of Sam 's mother she realized for the first time that it was more than likely that her own mother would , during the course of the evening , make some reference to the dinner-party which , she had been led to believe , was taking place in Pam 's house . |