Example sentences of "is the [adj] time he " in BNC.
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| 1 | This Figaro is the first time he has tackled an opera written by someone other than himself . |
| 2 | Later Phillips said : ‘ I hope he 's back , but this is the first time he 's received official notification of being sacked . |
| 3 | This is the first time he 's even been remotely civil to me , for God 's sake … |
| 4 | He 's been in the business a long time but believe it or not this is the first time he 's been inside for over twenty years . |
| 5 | I think it is the first time he actually worked hard . |
| 6 | They think this is the first time he 's attacked since January , but are worried that there may be other victims that have n't come forward . |
| 7 | Winning trainer Tim Forster said : ‘ I am very pleased with Cherrykino , this is the first time he has really had to race over fences . |
| 8 | this company moves at such a rapid rate of knots that I have a meeting tomorrow morning with the Managing Director Building and Property Development at his house in Pitlochrie which is the only time he 's literally coming back to change his shirt before he goes wandering round the world again so the only way I can get him is to go up and stay with the in-laws over night and see him at breakfast time tomorrow . |
| 9 | It is the second time he has earned the label . |
| 10 | This is the second time he 's missed . |
| 11 | In fact it is the second time he has used the policy . |
| 12 | This is the second time he 's rung tonight . |
| 13 | It is the second time he has missed an international tour because of injury . |