Example sentences of "was the first time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the latest decision became known last night , Peter said that it was encouraging for Mansell , the Ferrari lawyer pointing out that this was the first time that the FIA had not confirmed a decision . |
| 2 | Indeed , this week was the first time that Graf had joined up with Kohde-Kilsch since the Olympics . |
| 3 | It was the first time that such an offer had ever been made ; initially , he was loath to put his sketches on public display — but he was also flattered . |
| 4 | It was the first time that a US Secretary of State held official talks with East German leaders on their own territory , underlining Washington fears that a collapse of the East German reform process could imperil developments throughout Eastern Europe . |
| 5 | If he actually put his foot down and said , ‘ No , I think that 's ridiculous ’ , everyone shut up and listened , and I feel that this was the first time that he realised that he did have the powers of leadership , not only on stage but also off stage . ’ |
| 6 | This was the first time that the health service had ever been asked to make staff economies . |
| 7 | Yesterday 's valedictory speech by Lord Donaldson was the first time that judges have spoken out about the treatment of Lord Lane at the hands of the media after a series of controversial court decisions . |
| 8 | This was the first time that a criminal prosecution had been taken out against the British nuclear industry . |
| 9 | It was the first time that such a precaution had had to be taken at a British nuclear power station . |
| 10 | This was the first time that the nuclear industry had admitted at a public inquiry that the electricity from one of its future reactors would be more expensive than the output from an equivalent coal-fired station . |
| 11 | A recent visit to the Festival of Photoreportage was the first time that Tony had met other members of the group , ‘ Some of them I did n't know and for me that was the wondrous part of being at Perpignan . ’ |
| 12 | It was the first time that I had openly , assertively hitched . |
| 13 | It was the first time that there had been a debate on the viability and the desirability of having an element of compulsory further education , which in theory was to enrol all adolescents , though in practice it applied mainly to those from the working class . |
| 14 | Fawcett says that he had noticed scraps of similar material in earlier test runs on the apparatus , but this was the first time that he drew it to Gibson 's attention . |
| 15 | This was the first time that everyone else on the station at that time became aware of the danger , and they could only watch helplessly as the child stood petrified with fright between the rails . |
| 16 | The meeting was held in Harvey Haddon Stadium in Nottingham , and it was the first time that I had ever been on an Inter-City train . |
| 17 | It was the first time that anybody had ever spoken to me like that and I was shocked . |
| 18 | It was the first time that I had experienced the midnight sun . |
| 19 | It was the first time that I had ever seen the inside of a police cell . |
| 20 | It was the first time that I had been picked to run in an individual event against the USA , and I was looking forward to it . |
| 21 | It was the first time that the men 's and women 's championships had been combined and I think that Marea Hartmann , the Secretary , was trying to drum up publicity for her side of the event . |
| 22 | It was the first time that I had run a 60 metres in years and I improved my personal best to 6.63 seconds , which I was pleased with — but not so happy , obviously , to lose to Lincoln by one-hundredth of a second . |
| 23 | But this was the first time that he showed an interest . |
| 24 | It was the first time that Rab admired Doctor . |
| 25 | She had only passed her driving test after her marriage and this was the first time that she had driven unaccompanied by night . |
| 26 | This was the first time that the audit fee had been put out to tender but finance director Trevor Larman says : ‘ Whether it 's diesel fuel or trucks , we will always seek a quote . ’ |
| 27 | It was the first time that Ethel had been summoned to her form-mistress for any reason other than praise . |
| 28 | It was the first time that he had been handcuffed . |
| 29 | It was the first time that anything of that kind had happened in the long history of the RUC and its predecessor , the RIC . |
| 30 | It was the first time that Kirov had ever seen him out of uniform . |