Example sentences of "was the first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was the first time in two decades that a British bike was beating the Japanese and for British biking enthusiasts it was stirring stuff . |
| 32 | This was the first time in history that a trade union banner had been borne aloft in a great military and naval display . |
| 33 | Chesarynth felt conspicuous ; people around were staring at them , but it was the first time in her weary day 's travel that she had seen a box and it called to the echoes of firesong that the one on the Moon had left in her mind . |
| 34 | It was the first time in their lives that Dorothy , although younger by ten years , had ever felt the stronger of the two . |
| 35 | As I was permanently hungry , he used to make enormous treacle puddings — it was the first time in my life I had heard of such a dish — and always made sure I got a big helping . |
| 36 | This was the first time in her life that she 'd been in the company of a man who could bring her out in nervous flushes , make her heartbeat race and her stomach turn all watery , just by watching her … |
| 37 | It was the first time in my life I had experienced anything like this and was nervous but deeply honoured . |
| 38 | It was the first time in his life he had seen anyone praying in their house . |
| 39 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |
| 40 | It was the first time in Israel 's 41-year history that a government had been brought down on a vote of confidence . |
| 41 | The fact that it was the first time in the 20th century that either of the major parties had selected an all-southern election ticket reflected the widespread belief that only by recapturing support lost to the Republicans in the south could the Democrats hope to win the presidency . |
| 42 | It was the first time in its 35 year history , that the Coast Guard 's Automated Mutual-assistance Vessel Rescue ( AMVER ) safety network has bestowed such an honour on a cruise ship . |
| 43 | The result represented a radical change in Liechtenstein politics since it was the first time in the principality 's history that a third party had been elected to parliament . |
| 44 | It was the first time in ages he 'd demonstrated any kind of protectiveness towards her and she could n't help warming to that . |
| 45 | On Saturday they lost to Bath by 20 points to nil … and here 's a fact to blow your socks off it was the first time in 16 years and 420 games that the cherry and whites have failed to score at home |
| 46 | A man has made medical history by having four organ transplants.In two operations he was given a new heart , two lungs and a kidney.It was the first time in Europe so many organs had been replaced successfully.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 47 | It was the first time in the tournament Graf had been extended to three sets , and the seven games Sabatini won in the second set were just one fewer than Graf had conceded in her four previous rounds . |
| 48 | It was the first time in more than quarter of a century that the socialists had been returned to power . |
| 49 | , business director of Courtaulds Aerospace in Germany , said it was the first time in the world that a chromate-free coating had been given the go-ahead for civil aircraft manufacture . |