Example sentences of "was [adv] the first time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was not the first time that George had attempted a figurative animal sculpture . |
| 2 | The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left . |
| 3 | It was not the first time that Orton , the veteran Malawi politician , had suffered this sort of torture . |
| 4 | The Shah 's own eyes 's were wet , This was not the first time that his officers had seen him show such emotion . |
| 5 | It was not the first time that Islamist sympathizers had succeeded in having action taken against a literary work — this had happened in 1959 and especially since the late 1980s . |
| 6 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 7 | It was not the first time that Sir Michael had indicated his view that Mr Hussey should leave his post as chairman . |
| 8 | This was not the first time and , if he had survived , certainly would not have been the last . |
| 9 | It was also the first time that her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi , Allen 's new lover , was not at the traditional family meal . |