Example sentences of "is the [adj] time in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time in the history of this House that a petition has been presented accompanied by a demand . ’ |
| 2 | To the best of my knowledge , and there may be someone out there who knows better , it is the first time in the UK that a bike dealer has offered this service . |
| 3 | ‘ This is the first time in the history of higher education in Scotland that any lecturer has been threatened with compulsory redundancy . ’ |
| 4 | This is the second time in the last 2 weeks that Julian Cleave has surveyed the aftermath of an arson attack . |
| 5 | The belief is enshrined in the proverb : ‘ Sloe-hatching time is the coldest time in the year . ’ |