Example sentences of "is [adv] [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the second time the ITV company has followed the American idea of using a survey to back up launch plans . |
| 2 | This is only the second time out for the Pond Racer . |
| 3 | This is only the second time that 6203 has hauled passenger trains at the Centre , the first was in November 1991 when thick fog rather spoilt any photographic opportunities . |
| 4 | This is only the second time in post-war history that war booty art treasures have been put on view . |
| 5 | This is only the second time that the House has been given an opportunity to debate the momentous consequences of the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International . |
| 6 | In 20 years as headmaster this is only the second time something like this has happened and the previous incident was even smaller . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ This is only the second time Derry has got through to the final in 35 years , so tickets this year are like gold dust , ’ he said . |
| 8 | It is only the second time the Tour de France has visited Britain . |
| 9 | It is only the second time this century that a school of sperm whales has been seen in the waters around Orkney . |
| 10 | This is only the fifth time this has happened in 20 years : the others were in 1970 , 1973 , 1974 and 1981 . |
| 11 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
| 12 | ‘ This is only the third time I 've met him . ’ |
| 13 | Incredibly , this is only the third time the ‘ Amateur ’ has been in Ireland , and the championship was first played in 1885 . |
| 14 | For some people this is literally the first time they have thought about and felt sensual responses in their own body . |
| 15 | This is not the first time that such considerations have arisen for readers of his fiction . |
| 16 | Although Willem ‘ Wimpie ’ de Klerk , the President 's brother , was a member of the team , it is not the first time he has met Mr Mbeki . |
| 17 | This is not the first time nor the last that we encounter this influential organization . |
| 18 | This is not the first time that Vitelli has insisted to Clara that his sexual desire for her is conjoined with an equally strong desire to kill/ fuck her father ( and , now , her brother ) : |
| 19 | This is not the first time in his career that Mr Bond , condemned for unconventional and perhaps sometimes dubious business tactics , has teetered on the brink of bankruptcy . |
| 20 | This is not the first time Mr Gorbachev has shown his brutal streak . |
| 21 | It is not the first time that , for whatever reason , such a ‘ mistake ’ , if you can call it that , has been made with the best will in the world . |
| 22 | This is not the first time golf has stumbled on its projected step into the 21st century . |
| 23 | It is not the first time that NASA has had trouble with the upper stage . |
| 24 | IT IS NOT THE FIRST time the American cinema has dealt with the assassination of President John Kennedy but the research involved in , and the detail of JFK ( 15 , Empire ) , make it extraordinary — as do the direction and the playing of a cast led by Kevin Costner . |
| 25 | Come on guys , get responsible : this is not the first time the strong smell of bullshit has wafted through the air . |
| 26 | It is not the first time the 49-year-old premier 's health has been threatened by his demanding schedule . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene , but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , the pressure on me has increased since Stuart decided to come back on the England scene but this is not the first time he has squeezed the position and I accept that challenge from a top-class player . ’ |
| 29 | A spokesperson for the workers said the dust was so thick in the air it could be seen : ‘ This is not the first time this had occurred . |
| 30 | This is not the first time the issue of control has come up in this column but because yours is a sign that tends to resist going with the flow , all too often you meet people and circumstances that appear to block your path . |