Example sentences of "first [adj] [noun sg] since [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Duchess of York weeps at her first public appearance since the publication of the topless photographs . |
| 2 | China and Russia signed a trade pact on March 5 , their first official agreement since the collapse of the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | It was the first parliamentary election since the death three years ago of Ayatollah Khomeini , leader of the Islamic revolution and the radicals ' principal mentor . |
| 4 | Kilgour declared himself fit after defeating the championship 's host club 's champion Martin Palmer 4 and 3 in his team 's North Durham League match at Ravensworth on Tuesday night , his first major outing since a groin operation two months ago . |
| 5 | Yesterday sterling enjoyed its first quiet day since the trade figures were released a week ago . |
| 6 | And the Dons will be lining up to test Grobbelaar in the keeper 's first senior game since the Charity Shield against Leeds , when his error gave Eric Cantona his hat-trick . |
| 7 | With the industry hours away from its first formal truce since the Unix wars began ( UX No 388 ) , DEC returned to the rhetoric that marked the outbreak of hostilities . |
| 8 | In their first formal encounter since the founding of the African National Congress ( ANC ) in 1912 , representatives of the government and the ANC met in Cape Town on May 2-4 , 1990 , for preliminary talks aimed at removing obstacles to future negotiations on a post-apartheid constitution . |