Example sentences of "is the first time [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first time since 1974 that a British commander has been voted to the post by the 14-member committee . |
| 2 | It is the first time since 1987 that the race has been held over onto the standby day . |
| 3 | It is the first time since 1958-59 that league clubs have failed to survive until after Christmas . |
| 4 | This is the first time since 1969 that we 've had them on site . |
| 5 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 6 | It is the first time in recent memory she has missed the ceremony . |
| 7 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |
| 8 | ‘ It is the first time in eleven years as a manager that I have not worked with a contract and it is like an air of freedom . ’ |
| 9 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It is the first time in thousands of holidays that we have lost any clients . ’ |
| 11 | Commentator Tom Tyrell said : ‘ This is the first time in 22 years that this station has been shut out in this way . |
| 12 | ‘ It is the first time in 30 years that an international financial institution has been created , and we are not simply a bank , but also a political endeavour . |