Example sentences of "this [be] the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
| 2 | IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description . |
| 3 | This is the first time the ABRC 's report has not been made public in recent years . |
| 4 | However , Mr Leeder said : ‘ Quite honestly I do n't hold out much hope , but this is the first time the church has agreed to visit us . |
| 5 | If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) . |
| 6 | And Amelia McLean , a compositor who played a leading role in the women 's opposition in 1910 , said in a letter to the Evening News : " This is the first time the women have heard that the employers want to reserve monotypes for women . |
| 7 | This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers . |
| 8 | This is the first time the conference has been held in Stoke-on-Trent and is especially significant to Wedgwood since the Moat House incorporates Etruria Hall , the home of Josiah I. A Wedgwood stand and demonstrator will be on display at the conference . |
| 9 | Note also that the priority field defaults to Routine , if this is the first time the DC has been updated . |
| 10 | This is the first time the kid 's been out so long . |
| 11 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |
| 12 | This is the first time the 'chutes have been used in Britain since the fire . |
| 13 | And the Scots have every right to feel a ‘ wee bit peeved ’ at Montgomery Pipe Band , as this is the first time the overall championship trophy has gone outside the Highlands . |
| 14 | This is the second time the college has been involved in a drugs scandal . |
| 15 | This is the fifth time the Cut Price store in Springbank has been broken into . |
| 16 | Simple folk might likewise reflect that this is the fourth time the Conservatives have carried the day in elections in the teeth of alleged BBC bias . |
| 17 | This is the third time the Bank has been obliged to step in because of the failure of the Stock Exchange to deliver . |
| 18 | This was the first time the phrase Scenic Land Cruise had been used by a train operator — but it certainly was not the last . |
| 19 | This was the first time the impunity of the police had been challenged in Guatemala . |
| 20 | In 1655 an expedition was sent out to attack Hispaniola ( San Domingo ) ; this was the first time the English government had sent a naval expedition to seize the colonies of another European nation , and lack of experience led to lack of success . |
| 21 | This was the first time the meeting had been held in Asia , and representatives of the 25 American countries participating — including Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori , who was of Japanese parentage — reportedly regarded the meeting as an important forum for encouraging Japanese trade and investment links with the region . |
| 22 | He rose from his chair and held out his hand , as if this was the first time the two of them had met . |
| 23 | ( Incidentally , this was the only time the Irish question was raised in the entire campaign . |
| 24 | This was the third time the RAF had hosted the competition in Britain . |
| 25 | He must be more patient and brace himself up to realise that he was the only person who could tackle the present chaotic state of affairs , ' This was the fourth time the King had told MacDonald that he would not accept his resignation . |