Example sentences of "that [adj] [was/were] [art] first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do remember that that was the first time I wondered if I could bring myself to retire … |
| 2 | ‘ She knows my name ! ’ he commented wryly , and at that moment Leith realised that that was the first time she had used it . |
| 3 | As Elijah Moshinsky looked out from the roof-top coffee shop of the plush hotel overlooking Plymouth Hoe — in which he is ensconced during rehearsals of Shadowlands — he confessed that this was the first time he had been to Plymouth in his life . |
| 4 | When the latest decision became known last night , Peter said that it was encouraging for Mansell , the Ferrari lawyer pointing out that this was the first time that the FIA had not confirmed a decision . |
| 5 | If he actually put his foot down and said , ‘ No , I think that 's ridiculous ’ , everyone shut up and listened , and I feel that this was the first time that he realised that he did have the powers of leadership , not only on stage but also off stage . ’ |
| 6 | It has been suggested that this was the first time a summer pavilion had been adapted from a Greek temple . |
| 7 | I realized with a shock that this was the first time I had been really unhappy since I had been taken prisoner . |
| 8 | In years to come Karelius was often to reflect that this was the first time he had heard mention of the man whose destiny was to be so closely entwined with his own . |
| 9 | Many speakers rose to say that this was the first time they had actually met so-and-so , although they had spent hours communicating with them electronically . |
| 10 | The Commission , in setting the level of the fine , took into account , as it had with the shipping fine , the fact that this was the first time a fine had been imposed in this particular sector . |
| 11 | Duncan realized that this was the first time they had discussed their private lives since they had met . |
| 12 | The staff were also worried about his speech , not seeming to take into account the fact that this was the first time he had come out of a Punjabi-speaking environment and was having to cope with new experiences in a foreign language . |
| 13 | He admitted that this was the first time he had really looked at the stoma and that he found the appearance and the smell rather offensive . |
| 14 | The riots were put down by the Yugoslav National Army ( JNA ) , with support from Serbia , in an apparent rebuttal of the Croatian authorities ; observers noted that this was the first time that the JNA , whose officer corps was dominated by ethnic Serbs , had been used to put down violence outside Serbia itself . |
| 15 | Observers noted that this was the first time that France , which had traditionally followed a strongly independent defence policy , had suggested such a possibility . |
| 16 | Owen had the impression that this was the first time for her , as it certainly was n't for the other two . |
| 17 | Mr Bates stressed that this was the first time his family had used private health care . |