Example sentences of "be the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I did wonder , ’ I said , ‘ but it wo n't be the first time the map 's been wrong . ’ |
2 | It will be the first time the leading graphics are available on the leading hardware platform . |
3 | The World Championship match will not be the first time the two players have contested a world title . |
4 | It 's thought to be the first time the species has been bred in captivity . |
5 | It 'll be the first time the race will be multi racial . |
6 | The date will be the first time the group 's new seven-track CD recording for which finished earlier this week will be on sale . |
7 | It will be the first time the programme has ever been done outside London , and the first time it has been done in front of an audience . |
8 | This turned out to be the last time The Committee saw a race course until this season and On The Other Hand then lost his form after his Leopardstown Chase win . |
9 | This will be the fourth time the World Cup has opened at the Utah resort , the third time for women . |
10 | This is the fifth time the Cut Price store in Springbank has been broken into . |
11 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
12 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
13 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
14 | It is the first time the industry has been able to purchase cover for long-term environmental damage although it does buy insurance against sudden pollution incidents or claims from disasters such as explosions . |
15 | IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description . |
16 | This is the first time the ABRC 's report has not been made public in recent years . |
17 | And tonight is the first time the two girls have ever gone past the ground floor . |
18 | It is the first time the players have been able to field a large cast of nine for a serious production , with some 20 members involved in all . |
19 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
20 | It is the first time the Swiss have been given a vote on the defence budget . |
21 | However , Mr Leeder said : ‘ Quite honestly I do n't hold out much hope , but this is the first time the church has agreed to visit us . |
22 | If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) . |
23 | And Amelia McLean , a compositor who played a leading role in the women 's opposition in 1910 , said in a letter to the Evening News : " This is the first time the women have heard that the employers want to reserve monotypes for women . |
24 | This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers . |
25 | This is the first time the conference has been held in Stoke-on-Trent and is especially significant to Wedgwood since the Moat House incorporates Etruria Hall , the home of Josiah I. A Wedgwood stand and demonstrator will be on display at the conference . |
26 | It is the first time the North American public has been asked to vote on such an issue . |
27 | That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so . |
28 | Note also that the priority field defaults to Routine , if this is the first time the DC has been updated . |
29 | This is the first time the kid 's been out so long . |
30 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |