Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This represented the first time that all five states had agreed on all aspects of ending the Cambodian conflict . |
| 2 | When Norman recruited Sir Ian McGregor , this marked the first time in Britain that a nationalised industry chief had been appointed through executive search . |
| 3 | 1991 saw the first time that the Open School was able to run a summer holiday programme which culminated in the performance of dance , music and drama work done by the children . |
| 4 | and then we started speaking to this chap and say we were looking for this place where the erm , they sell all this food and so on , what 's the name of the place , he said oh he says it 's finished , so he said you know where the er , we said er where 's somewhere good you know to , to go and have a nice sleep , and he told us about that place up the mountain where we went , where we all went the last time |
| 5 | Leslie , who first hit the big time on kiddies ' show Crackerjack , was about to host a new TV series of Stars In Their Eyes — nominated for an award as Britain 's best light entertainment show . |
| 6 | That marked the first time that solar neutrons were detected on the ground . |