Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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1 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
2 | Trident sub goes down for the first time |
3 | In December 1989 the ‘ First National Conference on Knowledge Representation and Inference in Sanskritam ’ was organised by the Computer Society of India in Bangalore , bringing together for the first time linguists and computer scientists from all over India . |
4 | And now to a village where the church bells have been rung properly for the first time in twenty years . |
5 | But she had a sudden change of heart and the pair were yesterday perched together for the first time . |
6 | The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution . |
7 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
8 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
9 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
10 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
11 | Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , Claire , of Warwick Street , Middlesbrough , can look forward to walking independently for the first time . |
12 | Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , she can look forward to walking independently for the first time . |
13 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
14 | I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me . |
15 | A REVOLUTIONARY new Siberian surgery technique could help people in Teesside suffering from bone problems walk properly for the first time . |
16 | I was operated on for the first time when I was two or three weeks old . |
17 | The trove will be exhibited together for the first time at the Pierpont Morgan Library ( 9 December-4 April1993 ) , accompanied by an illustrated catalogue by William Voelkle and Roger Wieck , curator and associate curator , respectively , of the Morgan 's Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts . |
18 | It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time . |
19 | Four of the five protagonists of this story — Greco-Macedonians , Romans , Jews and Celts — came together for the first time in the Hellenistic period . |
20 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
21 | But he declined to say whether the inspectors — two teams acting together for the first time in Iraq — had found any of the Scud missiles the United Nations thinks Iraq is hiding . |
22 | The guidance will bring together for the first time all the relevant existing guidance into one statement and has already been the subject of previous consultation in a green paper . |
23 | Comparing the ‘ Charlie Parker Story ’ directly with Vogue 's 14-track ‘ Original Bird ’ release ( and in effect listening critically for the first time ) , I found the Denon ‘ sound recovery ’ system somewhat inconsistent in places . |
24 | Susan came downstairs for the first time on Christmas Eve , and was genuinely delighted to see how pretty Breeze had made the sombre old dining-room . |
25 | Nor , she was sure , Bert , whom she had seen yesterday for the first time as a potentially responsible comrade . |
26 | Aid workers say Central Bosnia , cut off for the first time this Winter by the war between Croats and Muslims , is facing a humanitarian catastrophe . |
27 | Accurate pictures could now be built up for the first time as to how tigers spent their day , how often they killed , their associations with other tigers and how the young animals found and established their own home ranges . |
28 | He made his Palace debut on Boxing Day , teaming up for the first time with Dickie Dowsett and Ronnie Allen , and helped the Palace romp to a thrilling 3–0 victory over Millwall on a freezing surface . |
29 | An elderly English lady , with a tendency to pre-war propriety , who told me on the Friday that she was afraid it would all be ‘ another load of pretentious American rubbish ’ , said on Sunday that she had learned to open up for the first time in her life . |
30 | At about this time , the BBC offered him a World Service job based in London and , at the age of 30 , he came here for the first time . |