Example sentences of "[noun prp] was the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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1 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
2 | He said : ‘ Last Monday was the first time Prince Charles joined us this year . |
3 | He told me that the match on Sunday was the first time he had been properly man marked since playing in Italy . |
4 | Yesterday 's valedictory speech by Lord Donaldson was the first time that judges have spoken out about the treatment of Lord Lane at the hands of the media after a series of controversial court decisions . |
5 | A recent visit to the Festival of Photoreportage was the first time that Tony had met other members of the group , ‘ Some of them I did n't know and for me that was the wondrous part of being at Perpignan . ’ |
6 | YESTERDAY 'S incident in Southampton was the fourth time during the campaign that Mr Major has been subjected to ordeal by egg . |
7 | The Derby was the first time Nijinsky started at odds against — and if his full background story had been known , the odds would have been a good deal longer . |
8 | The wedding of Helen and Tony was the last time all the Fitzgerald family would be together . |