Example sentences of "[be] the first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When John Smith takes over , it will be the first time for 12 years that the right wing has openly held Labour 's leadership . |
| 2 | We made love , it just happened to be the first time for me . |
| 3 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 4 | Indeed , if Portsmouth and Sunderland were to defy the odds and emerge victorious from today 's matches against Liverpool and Norwich , it would be the first time in the 120-year history of the tournament that two teams from the Second Division contested the final . |
| 5 | It will be the first time in 15 years that an England tour party has not included one of the celebrated trio , who between them have appeared in 298 Test matches . |
| 6 | This was to be the first time in history that aircraft were used for ground attack , as an integral part of an operation carried out by ground and air forces . |
| 7 | May was saying , ‘ This will be the first time in years that Lucy and Jim and the bairns have n't spent New Year 's Eve with us . |
| 8 | ( 61 ) That may be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me . |
| 9 | If both Graf and Agassi were to succumb to their injuries , it would be the first time in the Open era that both reigning singles champions have not returned to defend their titles . |
| 10 | It will be the first time in more than two years that the ANC leader has shared a platform with Chief Buthelezi . |
| 11 | The balance of trade in manufacturing swung from a surplus of £2.75 billion in 1979 to a deficit in 1984 of £3.75 billion and the years 1983 and 1984 were the first time in history that Britain 's trade balance was in the red on manufactures . |
| 12 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend accept the good news , contrary to what was said by the hon. Member for Ashfield ( Mr. Haynes ) , that although in recent times my constituency has experienced economic difficulties , so successful has my right hon. and learned Friend 's training and enterprise programme been that the Crawley and District Industries Association has told me that this is the first time during a downturn in the economy when training by companies has increased rather than decreased ? |
| 13 | At the end of the week , observers were optimistic , yet some still sounded a cautionary note : ‘ This is the first time for a long while I have seen people saying ‘ I want this drawing or painting ’ without any idea of speculation ’ , says Jan Krugier , ‘ but now we must keep control of the situation . |
| 14 | When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data . |
| 15 | It is the first time since the end of the second world war that the Japanese navy has ventured overseas . |
| 16 | It is the first time since 1974 that a British commander has been voted to the post by the 14-member committee . |
| 17 | This is the first time since its formation in 1935 that the association has organised a trespass as part of its campaign . |
| 18 | This is the first time since 1969 that we 've had them on site . |
| 19 | It is the first time since 1987 that the race has been held over onto the standby day . |
| 20 | It is the first time since 1958-59 that league clubs have failed to survive until after Christmas . |
| 21 | Yesterday 's bombs are thought to have been Semtex and it is the first time outside the capital that devices have been casually placed by the road side . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
| 25 | Nelson , dismissed for complaining about a tackle by Derek Mountfield , said : ‘ I 've played more than 550 games and this is the first time in my career I 've been sent off . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It is the first time in thousands of holidays that we have lost any clients . ’ |
| 28 | Commentator Tom Tyrell said : ‘ This is the first time in 22 years that this station has been shut out in this way . |
| 29 | It is the first time in the history of this House that a petition has been presented accompanied by a demand . ’ |
| 30 | This is the first time in my working life I have to go to the family to ask them for money . |