Example sentences of "this [was/were] [art] first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owen had the impression that this was the first time for her , as it certainly was n't for the other two . |
| 2 | This was the first time since 1948 that the entire Legislative Yuan had been elected , and the first time ever that it had been elected entirely within Taiwan . |
| 3 | A rifleman hit two men crouching near the Colonel , who later wrote that ‘ this was the first time in warfare that I truly felt fear . |
| 4 | This was the first time in my life that I had lived in deep country , without easy access to shops , transport and people I knew . |
| 5 | This was the first time in history that a trade union banner had been borne aloft in a great military and naval display . |
| 6 | This was the first time in her life that she 'd been in the company of a man who could bring her out in nervous flushes , make her heartbeat race and her stomach turn all watery , just by watching her … |
| 7 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |