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"actually the first time" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to an event that is taking place for the very first time. For example: "This is actually the first time I'm attending a music festival!".
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This isn't actually the first time we've met.
Actually, the first time she kind of dissed me.
It's actually the first time after a long time I've done a Becker imitation.
But 'Atonement' was actually the first time I felt confident on a movie.
"The documentary was actually the first time me and my grandmother talked about it," says Manderson.
Actually, the first time I was really delighted, and sort of vindicated.
"This is actually the first time I really do mind something Obama did," Mr. Havel said.
"This was actually the first time I'd ever tried using my phone's camera for anything purposeful," Lancaster told me.
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This is actually the second time that Ms. Tavenner has been nominated.
The June 17 break-in was actually the second time Nixon operatives had entered the Democratic headquarters.
This is actually the second time that Webshots' owners have sold the company.
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