Example sentences of "[be] the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , you 'd think it would be the one time she would — ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It will be the first time we have seen her since it happened , ’ said Mr Young , a TV repair man , before they left home at Watton , Norfolk , for the visit to the mortuary . |
| 3 | No , this this 'll be the first time they 've come down here in about three or four month . |
| 4 | For Rose , of Otterhill Court , Hemlington , and Ann , of Chapman Close , Pallister Park , both Middlesbrough , it will be the first time they have ventured out of the country . |
| 5 | This will be the first time they have spoken in public since Mr McEvoy , 50 , was found gunned down in the driveway of his home in Greta Avenue , Hartlepool , on May 23 . |
| 6 | They have been frequently invited to international festivals , but this will be the first time they have visited our own festival — we have been waiting patiently in a very long queue ! |
| 7 | It wo n't be the first time he 's spent a night on the tiles ! ’ |
| 8 | Co-driver Stefano Sebastiani owns his own Ferrari , but this will be the first time he 's driven one on the race track on one of the world 's most demanding circuits . |
| 9 | ‘ It wo n't be the first time I 've had to come to your rescue and haul your ass out of trouble . ’ |
| 10 | Right okay what I this will be the first time I 've had a look at er a little bit more of your background so erm while I 'm doing that , although you may have already inside information , I I guess you 'd seen the brochure before had you ? |
| 11 | But this must be the first time I 've puked for about two years . |
| 12 | It might be the first time you send flowers , but that does n't matter . |
| 13 | probably wo n't be the first time you have to edit it either . |
| 14 | ‘ Will this be the first time you 've worked in theatre ? ’ |
| 15 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 16 | It 'll be the first time she 's voted against the government and her former deputy Geoffrey says she 's guilty of disloyalty . |
| 17 | It would be the first time she had ever been with John to a place that was part of her own particular world , unless one counted the Ash Wednesday lunchtime service at her uncle 's church . |
| 18 | ‘ It will be the first time she has had an outside audience , ’ he said crisply . |
| 19 | But an intimate dinner at the château was another matter altogether — because this would be the first time she 'd as much as set eyes on him since he 'd walked away from her outside this very room on that awful night . |
| 20 | And he added , ‘ This will be the first time Ah 've visited the country , but havin' read Prescott myself Ah do n't think Ah 'm goin' to like the Spaniards and what they and the mestizos have done to it . ’ |
| 21 | Whilst the company is well known for its handmade clay plain tiles , this will be the first time it has ventured into the expanding machine-made clay plain tile market . |
| 22 | This will not be the first time it has been tried , and the observations of one former planning official are worth quoting at length : |
| 23 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 24 | ‘ They are a fine bunch of men and it will be the last time they are together . ’ |
| 25 | There has been a strong hint that this will be the last competitive Masters for Arnold Palmer , 63 , and it could be the last time we see the jaunty 90-year-old Gene Sarazen , and Sam Snead , 80 in May , lead off the event with a ceremonial nine holes . |
| 26 | We never thought it would be the last time we saw him . ’ |
| 27 | So perhaps his outing at Kirkistown next month will be the last time we 'll see him . |
| 28 | ‘ This will be the last time I have to diet because I have a completely different attitude towards my body and the food that I eat . ’ |
| 29 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 30 | He arrived in a top hat and morning coat , already a somewhat archaic form of working dress , and said to the waiting cameraman : ‘ Photograph me now , gentlemen , it may be the last time you will see me ’ . |