Example sentences of "be [art] first time that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been the first time that he had really seen Sara in tears . |
| 2 | The decision was believed to have been the first time that a US court had extended prisoner of war status to a convicted criminal . |
| 3 | The current excavations are the first time that the theatre 's remains have been seen since that destruction . |
| 4 | This will be the first time that an introduction to the range of MEDIA initiatives will have taken place in the city . |
| 5 | This will be the first time that the chief of the US central bank , effectively head-keeper of the capitalist conscience , has visited the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | It will be the first time that the Unita leader has met a British minister , and only a few days ago the Angolan ambassador in London was assured by a Foreign Office official that there were no plans for such a meeting . |
| 7 | It would not be the first time that it had done so . |
| 8 | This would be the first time that Japan 's ‘ self-defence ’ forces had operated far from home . |
| 9 | This is believed to be the first time that a court of law in any country has declared that scientific evidence establishes cause and effect between exposure to smoke and certain diseases . |
| 10 | It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter . |
| 11 | It will be the first time that he and the Princess of Wales have attended together as the principal guests . |
| 12 | It will be the first time that politicians from Eastern Europe have been to dinner in the Speaker 's apartments . |
| 13 | ‘ It wo n't be the first time that people who think they 're in the fast track come across a roadblock and are overtaken by people in what was falsely described as the slow track . ’ |
| 14 | There were questions he still needed to ask and it would n't be the first time that he had taken advantage of tiredness or grief . |
| 15 | Sistelcom general manager Jesus Prieto said that this will be the first time that a radio-paging service has used satellite for the transmission of messages . |
| 16 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
| 17 | I pause to observe that this would not be the first time that , in this field , Parliament has conferred on the English court a jurisdiction of unlimited territorial application . |
| 18 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
| 19 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
| 20 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
| 21 | The planned drinks party would be the first time that the Hamiltons had had guests since their party back at the end of August , and the artist was happy and excited about the event . |
| 22 | It would n't be the first time that a man has been seduced by female beauty and been left the poorer for his pleasure , nor the first time Lotta has attempted by stealth to deprive me of something which I value . ’ |
| 23 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 24 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 25 | It is believed to be the first time that prospective officers have sought election on a collective basis . |
| 26 | This is believed to be the first time that such a report has been made from Scotland through the Scottish Office to Europe under the EC nitrates directive and Mr Buchan , vice chairman of the River Board said there were far reaching implications . |
| 27 | Marion Cross , of the Centre for Continuing Education at Liverpool University , which is organising the event with the Maritime museum said : ‘ The digital link will be the first time that the Jason project will be seen in Europe . ’ |
| 28 | This will be the first time that the conference has visited the United Kingdom . |
| 29 | This will be the first time that his work has come to Belfast and the two works he has chosen will show two of his greatest strengths — Shakespeare and the musical . |
| 30 | There were complaints of inordinate delay such as to make a fair trial impossible ; that regulation 7 notices were served far too late ; that the police officers were not interviewed until a year later , that being the first time that they were notified of any specific allegations against them . |