6．…it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face
这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚….
句式：it / this / that +is(was) +the first /the second /….time sb has( had) done sth …
“某人第一次/二次/……次做某事。注意从句的谓语动词常用现在完成时或过去完成时。Is与has /have 对应；was 与 had done对应。
It is the second time that john has held an art exhibition.
