Example sentences of "in britain [prep] the first time " in BNC.

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1 These potatoes are round and white , a new Dutch strain , being grown in Britain for the first time this year .
2 Genzyme announced last week that Ceredase , its drug for Gaucher disease , is being used in Britain for the first time in 10 patients seriously ill with the rare and potentially fatal inherited disease .
3 Michael Roberts rode six winners in a day in Britain for the first time on Saturday .
4 The M6 crosses on the Thornbridge Viaduct , a viaduct which has been extensively repaired last year using a very powerful water lance to cut out deteriorated concrete , a German tool being used in Britain for the first time .
5 The 1851 census revealed that in Britain for the first time more people lived in towns than in the country and that trend continued .
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