Example sentences of "a first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , there 's a first time for everything , as I m sure you remember , Mrs Cornforth … |
| 2 | A first time garden is usually small and certainly the typical one I am imagining for this series is no more than 40ft x 20ft and surrounded on all sides by other houses . |
| 3 | THERE is a first time for everything : Aladdin was the first panto I 'd been to and the first Frank Bruno has performed in . |
| 4 | ‘ Always a first time , ’ he said . |
| 5 | After a confident start United took the lead in the 17th minute when the elusive Thornley centred for Butt to rifle home a first time shot . |
| 6 | But you know the old saying , there 's always a first time for everything . ’ |
| 7 | It was an easy birth , for a first time . |
| 8 | Presumably few people said ‘ No ’ to him , Well , Kelly reflected as she dialled the Templemans ' number angrily , there was a first time for everything . |
| 9 | So far as Government Bills are concerned , it is no exaggeration to say that the substantial task of legislating will have been largely discharged before the Bill is even read a first time in the House in which it is introduced ( Bills may normally be introduced in either House , thence proceeding to the other ) . |
| 10 | If the report is favourable , the Bill will be read a first time . |
| 11 | A Member simply gives notice and eventually moves that the Bill be read a first time . |
| 12 | Under this Standing Order , a Bill is taken to be read a first time if certain formalities are gone through . |
| 13 | Once a Bill is read a first time , it can be printed and is usually available the next day . |
| 14 | Bills are read a first time in the same way as in the case of Government Bills , two weeks after the ballot is taken , and there is consequently little time for any consultation or drafting which has not already taken place . |
| 15 | If carried , which is rare , the member has leave to present his Bill which is then read a first time in the usual way . |
| 16 | Where the principle object of a Bill was money , it was formerly the practice for it to be made the subject of a debate in the Commons upon a resolution before the Bill was read a first time . |
| 17 | ‘ Always a first time . |
| 18 | A FIRST time buyers mortgage fixed at 5.95% is now available from National & Provincial . |
| 19 | The only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage — especially if you are a first time buyer . |
| 20 | We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer . |
| 21 | This , obviously , is the place from which to inspect the western Pyrenees for a first time or , given the summary quality of the prospect , from which to take leave of them before driving north . |
| 22 | Ruth was not going to admit that she had never actually made a phone-call herself , but there had to be a first time for everything , and since Connor was out , this would be the ideal opportunity . |
| 23 | Well to me it was a first time and being an unmarried man that I 'd earned anything like it . |
| 24 | This very well presented terraced property offers ideal accommodation for either a first time buyer or a growing family . |
| 25 | But she currently has a steady good income with a reputable model agency and wants to buy a flat as a first time buyer . |
| 26 | In the longer term discount range , Melanee could choose the Halifax , which is offering a first time buyer offer of 1.5 per cent until the end of January 1993 . |
| 27 | We 've had a cu We 've had a first time they 've erm quote at two thousand one hundred and seventy six pounds . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's always a first time . ’ |
| 29 | He was being kind , she could tell , and not probing further , so she rewarded him with a rather watery smile , and said sententiously , ‘ There 's always a first time for everything . ’ |
| 30 | With the football decider having ended in deadlock Carlow champions Eire Og and O'Donovan Rossa of Cork must meet again this afternoon at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick to decide which side lifts the prestigious trophy for a first time . |