Example sentences of "is the [adj] time [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is the first time that RA members are being so actively encouraged to trespass . |
| 2 | This is the first time that Compaq has bought its Triflex Architecture ( launched last October in the SystemPro/XL server ) onto the desktop . |
| 3 | ‘ This is the first time that discounts have been extended to include householders on short term lets and others , ’ explained Harwell estate manager . |
| 4 | However , it is the first time that ICL has split off part of its business to the extent of actually forming a new subsidiary . |
| 5 | Dr William Fore , former WACC President and now Visiting Lecturer in Communication at the School , said in a recent letter to delegates : ‘ The meeting promises to be a landmark , since it is the first time that teachers of communication in seminaries and schools of theology will have come together to consider their distinctive task in theological education . ’ |
| 6 | It is the first time that Hivolt Capacitors has taken part in such a trade mission . |
| 7 | This is the first time that books have been disposed of in this way . |
| 8 | Mr Philip Wilson , chairman of Zwemmer , commented , ‘ this is the first time that Zwemmer 's have had a location that is suitable and indeed at the centre of the art trade . |
| 9 | Zwemmer chairman Philip Wilson said : ‘ Our six shops already have the largest stock of art books in the country , but this is the first time that Zwemmer has had a location that is suitable and at the centre of the art trade . ’ |
| 10 | It is the first time that Prince Charles has given direct financial help to a run-down urban area , and the Duchy has been granted a 125-year lease on the 0.6 acre site . |
| 11 | It is the first time that troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since the firemen 's strike in 1978 . |
| 12 | It is the second time that Miss Hartnoll has succeeded Prof Edwards in a director 's job . |