Example sentences of "was the [adj] time the " in BNC.
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1 | It was the second time the teacher-turned-comic had been hit by car vandals . |
2 | ( Incidentally , this was the only time the Irish question was raised in the entire campaign . |
3 | The Olympic cricket match was the only time the sport has actually been played at the Olympics , but an England Test captain . |
4 | This was the first time the phrase Scenic Land Cruise had been used by a train operator — but it certainly was not the last . |
5 | It was the first time the church authorities had discussed the issue of the refugees , some 25,000 of whom have entered Hungary from the south over the past year . |
6 | It was the first time the state 's highest court had debated the point and was widely welcomed by accountants . |
7 | It was the first time the bishops had met following last November 's historic vote by the Church of England 's General Synod in favour of women 's ordination as priests . |
8 | This was the first time the impunity of the police had been challenged in Guatemala . |
9 | It was the first time the two men had met ; they briefly discussed the dangerous yet promising situation in the east and then retired to their beds . |
10 | In 1655 an expedition was sent out to attack Hispaniola ( San Domingo ) ; this was the first time the English government had sent a naval expedition to seize the colonies of another European nation , and lack of experience led to lack of success . |
11 | It was the first time the Worthingtons had ever taken their baby on a train journey … and it broke down just 15 minutes out of Waterloo . |
12 | That was the first time the Hound appeared , my sons . |
13 | It was the first time the old coldness had returned . |
14 | It was the first time the Communicator of the Year presentation had left London and the first time it had been staged as part of the annual convention . |
15 | This was the first time the meeting had been held in Asia , and representatives of the 25 American countries participating — including Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori , who was of Japanese parentage — reportedly regarded the meeting as an important forum for encouraging Japanese trade and investment links with the region . |
16 | It was the first time the two leaders had met since Syria 's mid-July agreement to participate in the conference . |
17 | It was the first time the city had unseated an incumbent mayor since 1943 . |
18 | It was the first time the FIS had claimed responsibility for a violent incident . |
19 | He rose from his chair and held out his hand , as if this was the first time the two of them had met . |
20 | It was the first time the brewer had advertised on TV and the landmark was not lost on Guinness . |
21 | Did n't Cloughie get done for doing something similar a few years ago when he chinned the Forest fan who 'd run on the pitch ( later kissed him but brought out one of the all-time commentators classics from Greavesie when he said ‘ It was the first time the shit really had hit the fan ’ ) . |
22 | It was the first time the monarch had ever used a Thames passenger ferry — and one of the few occasions when she had arrived at an official engagement by public transport in the UK . |
23 | Mr Clarke 's solicitor said as it was the first time the new offence had been tried under the 1991 Road Traffic Act they would be considering an appeal against sentence . |
24 | ’ It was the first time the 2 main armies had met and was a victory for the Royalists . |
25 | It was the first time the 25-year-old has been able to speak about her ordeal since she was found early on Friday morning after being abducted from near a disco in south Dublin . |
26 | Saturday 's 1–1 draw at Beacon Lough Baptists was the first time the Gateshead side has dropped points this season . |
27 | It was the first time the cameras had been used since they were installed last year . |
28 | It was the first time the company has been prosecuted for a hygiene offence . |
29 | Philip Head , Chief Executive of the WDA , said it was the first time the agency had been asked to source Welsh suppliers for a company based in Germany and resulted directly from the WDA campaign to build business links with the motor regions of Europe . |
30 | This year was the first time the competition had taken place in England . |