Example sentences of "and this [be] the first time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson , dismissed for complaining about a tackle by Derek Mountfield , said : ‘ I 've played more than 550 games and this is the first time in my career I 've been sent off . |
| 2 | I 'm Nancy , and this is the first time I 've come to one of these meetings . |
| 3 | ( They were right , and this is the first time I 've admitted it . ) |
| 4 | People who have been encouraged to visit something , or somewhere , or some place , when they 've done so say ‘ well , I 've lived here , you know , X number of years and this is the first time I 've been here ’ and they are so pleased . |
| 5 | The Home Secretary 's reserve powers were not intended to be used frequently and this was the first time they had been used . |
| 6 | In her words ‘ I find myself blaming this for my self-hate , my lack of confidence , my feeling of , ‘ how can anyone love me ’ ’ She had kept this a secret and this was the first time it had been put on paper . |
| 7 | She had only passed her driving test after her marriage and this was the first time that she had driven unaccompanied by night . |
| 8 | Sister Cas. was not often bloodyminded , and this was the first time she had been so with me . |
| 9 | He had been in the unit over six months now and this was the first time he was seeing action , the first time he had been entrusted with a weapon — apart from a few training sessions . |
| 10 | I wanted to join in , but I was only two and a half , and this was the first time I had been left with people I did n't know . |
| 11 | It was Saturday night , and this was the first time Shelley would miss seeing Miguelito and his flamenco performance at Pepe 's Bar . |
| 12 | It was one of the joys of life , and particularly she loved dancing tonight with Tony Radcliffe , because he was her oldest friend in the world and this was the first time she had seen him for eighteen months . |
| 13 | Oliffe 's job , according to his defence , was to fatten up animals over the winter , and this was the first time he 'd been accused of ill-treating animals . |