Example sentences of "is [art] [adj] time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the fifth time a group of local youngsters has visited Almelo . |
| 2 | This is the fifth time the Cut Price store in Springbank has been broken into . |
| 3 | This momentous decision — it is the first time a former Greek prime minister has been indicted by parliament — was complemented by measures the left coalition in particular regards as vital to prevent abuse of power by single-party governments in future . |
| 4 | This is the first time a unit trust company has had to suspend funds under the Financial Services Act 's pricing regulations , which oblige it to cease trading once an error is suspected . |
| 5 | It is the first time a sculpture from the period has fetched such a sum . |
| 6 | It is the first time a former officer has been given permission to write about MI5 since Sir Percy Sillitoe , the post-war head of the service , published his memoirs in 1955 . |
| 7 | It is the first time a party from the south have joined the team , headed by Keith Taylor , area organiser for the charity , Aid to Romanian Orphans . |
| 8 | Which leads us on to the big selling point of these guitars , since this is the first time a production Telecaster has been fitted with a five-way switch . |
| 9 | ‘ This is the first time a beacon has been used in a mountain rescue in the UK , ’ said a rescuer . |
| 10 | IT IS understood that this is the first time a former LMS type has been on the line and follows the successful hire of former GWR 2-8-0 3822 by the WSR this year . |
| 11 | This is the first time a Black Ark has ever been sunk and marks the beginning of the High Elves ' naval ascendancy over their dark kindred . |
| 12 | While this as such simply acknowledges the situation as it is and is followed by a far longer passage relating to the benefits of celibacy for the Western rite , it remains a highly important text because it is the first time a Roman Council or any major Roman document has explicitly accepted and recommended the uniting of priesthood and marriage in a single life . |
| 13 | The Committee believes that this is the first time a group of solicitors , experts in their field , have considered the legal feasibility of an anti-discrimination law to help people with disabilities work . |
| 14 | This is the first time a high street fast food chain has linked up with a theme park . |
| 15 | this is the first time a cardinal has preached before an English monarch since the Reformation |
| 16 | It is the first time a British team has ever won a dressage medal and only the second in any major international championship . |
| 17 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 18 | It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report . |
| 19 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | This is the first time the ABRC 's report has not been made public in recent years . |
| 23 | And tonight is the first time the two girls have ever gone past the ground floor . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He says that it is the first time the Japanese governent has expressed interest in the IASC 's work . |
| 26 | It is the first time the Swiss have been given a vote on the defence budget . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | If this is the first time the guest has used the hotel a guest history card is sometimes created ( see Fig. 3.35 ) . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This is the first time the tactic has been used , effectively creating a barrier between the residents at risk and the revellers . |