The phrase "adding that the first time" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific instance or event that occurred for the first time, but it needs additional information to clarify its meaning.
Example: "He mentioned, adding that the first time he tried it, he was nervous."
Alternatives: "noting that the initial occasion" or "stating that the first instance".
"I've only talked to both of them on the phone a few times," Mr. Breitbart said, adding that the first time he heard from them was around May 20.
Mr. Perkins, a Democrat from Harlem, pointed out that the mayor has had a long relationship with the private, nonprofit group, adding that the first time he met Mr. Bloomberg, the mayor was the host at a reception for the conservancy at his Upper East Side town house.
He's a good example of someone who you meet who you think you are going to hate and then you get to hate him as much as you [thought]...You meet him and he lives up to every one of your expectations of how you hope he'll be," Rogen told Stern, adding that the first time he met Bieber was backstage at a German talk show, where Bieber specifically requested a meeting with the actor.
"In the middle of nowhere, between Frankfurt and Prague, we were the marketplace where travelers met," he said, adding that "the second time you come to Leipzig, you are considered one of us".
Sir Paul adds that the first time he had any idea that Mr. Wallis was connected to the investigation of phone hacking at The News of the World was in January of this year, when he read about it in the press.
He added that the first time he heard that changes were afoot was when Mr. Piano, a friend, paid a courtesy call to show him sketches of the proposed design.
Justin Gimelstob, a former professional player who is now an analyst for the Tennis Channel, said changing the let serve rule "sounds great in theory," but added that the first time a big break point or match point was altered by a hard serve popping up and landing as a floater, there would be an outcry.
The ads and teasers have been watched over 330 million times, with 60percentt of that coming from mobile devices, YouTube also said, adding that's the first time the majority of views have happened on mobile.
Murphy added, "That was the first time we'd heard that".
Recalling the performance of "Urlicht," the symphony's short, pensive, profoundly beautiful fourth movement, which features a solo contralto, she added: "That was the first time I had ever sung Mahler, and I thought to myself: 'What is this little piece?
