Example sentences of "is [adv] the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the second time the ITV company has followed the American idea of using a survey to back up launch plans . |
| 2 | It is only the second time the Tour de France has visited Britain . |
| 3 | Incredibly , this is only the third time the ‘ Amateur ’ has been in Ireland , and the championship was first played in 1885 . |
| 4 | IT IS NOT THE FIRST time the American cinema has dealt with the assassination of President John Kennedy but the research involved in , and the detail of JFK ( 15 , Empire ) , make it extraordinary — as do the direction and the playing of a cast led by Kevin Costner . |
| 5 | Come on guys , get responsible : this is not the first time the strong smell of bullshit has wafted through the air . |
| 6 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 7 | This is not the first time the issue of control has come up in this column but because yours is a sign that tends to resist going with the flow , all too often you meet people and circumstances that appear to block your path . |
| 8 | It is not the first time the council has been at the centre of a disagreement over charges for collection of waste . |
| 9 | It is not the first time the British have found themselves in the path of an offensive , it is the first time they 've evacuated , in such numbers and with such urgency . |
| 10 | The imminence of the Premier League means that this is probably the last time the famous old knockout tournament will be played while some degree of financial equality exists between the present First and Second divisions . |