Example sentences of "[was/were] the [adj] time in " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was the second time in 24 hours that they had acted to stop a party in the county . |
| 3 | It was the second time in successive World Cup ties that Leighton had let down his colleagues . |
| 4 | In 1941 , after a brief and inauspicious period of Vichy French rule , Lebanon was again occupied by Allied armies ; it was the second time in 24 years that British troops had crossed the southern frontier from Palestine . |
| 5 | It was the second time in their acquaintanceship that she had put her hand on his thigh . |
| 6 | She knew with total certainty that her imagination had n't been playing tricks , and that it was the second time in only a few minutes that she 'd heard those precise words . |
| 7 | It was the second time in eight months that Barre had changed the government , and no official reasons were given for the changes , but Barre called on the new Cabinet , sworn in on Sept. 5 , to solve the current civil war and economic crisis . |
| 8 | It was the second time in a fortnight the Glens had gone down to Portadown , but Saturday 's was a much brighter performance than the 3– |
| 9 | Unfortunately for the historian , it was the only time in his life when he kept a diary . |
| 10 | It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage , on the defensive . |
| 11 | ‘ It was the only time in my life that I 've drifted , and I think maybe in order to grow you need to drift some . |
| 12 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 13 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 14 | It was the only time in her life when she was free of Doubts . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Mr Jack Straw , Labour 's shadow education secretary , said last night that it was the first time in his 10 years in Parliament that responsibility for piloting such an important piece of legislation through committee had been left to such junior departmental politicians . |
| 17 | When he finally did stop working , it was the first time in a year and a half that everyone involved stopped and got a chance to take a break , and once everyone took a break , things began to change . |
| 18 | It was the first time in her life she had ever hit anyone . |
| 19 | It was the first time in the campaign that there had been any rapport between the embattled figures on the platform and the assembled press and television correspondents . |
| 20 | It was the first time in American history that serving officers did not dare say what their commander-in-chief had told them to do . |
| 21 | It was the first time in years that I had blown my top in such a way , and I vowed that it would never happen again , that I would save all my aggression for the track . |
| 22 | It was the first time in his life that he had slept out of doors ; as a boy , he and Jean-Paul had often pleaded to do this , and it had always been forbidden . |
| 23 | It was the first time in his 75 years that he had ever been a hospital patient . |
| 24 | A rifleman hit two men crouching near the Colonel , who later wrote that ‘ this was the first time in warfare that I truly felt fear . |
| 25 | It was the first time in her life that she had been openly insulted . |
| 26 | It was the first time in my life I wanted to carry myself as a woman , not like a weird , kinda little ragamuffin girl . ’ |
| 27 | It was the first time in her life she 'd heard Frank say something bold to his father . |
| 28 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 29 | It was the first time in my life I ever thought of Diana as beautiful . |
| 30 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |