Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun pl] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards to wear clerical clothes for the first time , and instantly to be expected to be a confidant or soul 's friend , was to many ordinands the more heartfelt turning-point . |
| 2 | So when [ named defendant ] , 41 , made sexual overtures for the first time during their five-year friendship she went to a neighbour and cried rape . |
| 3 | The interim p&l account , balance sheet and cash flow statement therefore do not include comparative figures for the first half of 1991 ; the full year 1991 figures are shown , however . |
| 4 | The Commission adopted interim measures for the first time in June 1991 in respect of aids granted to the French betting monopoly in the case referred to in the case study on pp. 238 — 43 . |
| 5 | In January and February , three seminars were held for centres that will be piloting general SVQs for the first time from next session . |
| 6 | December 1987 Hun Sen and Sihanouk hold face-to-face talks for the first time [ see pp. 35967-68 ] . |
| 7 | As she learnt to be a friend to herself , she attracted close friends for the first time — and the disasters which had become an accepted part of her life became more and more rare . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , on May 8 President Saddam Hussein met Kurdish leaders for the first time since April 24 . |
| 9 | Although there was no official statement concerning the content of the agenda , it was widely believed that the two sides would begin detailed discussions for the first time since the negotiations began in July 1990 . |
| 10 | The Norwegian whaling fleet has already set sail to study stock sizes and to establish how many fish minke whales eat , and in May will begin commercial catches for the first time since 1987 . |
| 11 | It 's task is to run the clearing house for monetary transactions being wired in and out of the country , and will provide on-line facilities for the first time , as well as better monitoring and tracking facilities . |
| 12 | While they are carefully listed , there is not enough to get their flavour Franklin lived many lives : that of scientist investigating electrical phenomena for the first time , lobbyist for the new born United States in London , and gun runner for the infant |
| 13 | It also ratified ordinances which allowed various crafts for the first time to organize their activities . |
| 14 | In July 1991 the SSB released economic figures for the first half of 1991 [ see p. 38340 ] . |
| 15 | The Progressive Democrats ( junior partners in the government coalition ) , contesting local elections for the first time , won 37 seats . |
| 16 | In this way he even controverts the view that he lived up to the feared role of private sector financial disciplinarian when he brought qualified accountants for the first time into the head office . |
| 17 | It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town-planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes ’ . |
| 18 | In April 1991 , certain part-time workers started to pay full PRSI for the first time . |
| 19 | It summarises their advice to centres planning to offer general SVQs for the first time . |
| 20 | A small company , perhaps exploring foreign markets for the first time , will have requirements different from those of larger institutions which may already be tried and tested in the international arena . |
| 21 | I also had real boots for the first time . |
| 22 | Last month , we circulated revised specifications for the first batch of general SVQs . |
| 23 | And the Protestants ' only hope of redressing the imbalance of power created by the French lay in turning to the English , even though they well knew that protestations of Anglo-Scottish friendship and desire for union in no way wiped out the instinctive hostility between Scots and English which ran so deep that half a century later it would still cause grievous problems for the first king of Britain . |
| 24 | Chez Gerard , a London restaurant which prides itself on its Frenchness and its wine list , is just one now considering offering non-French wines for the first time , including some from the Antipodes . |
| 25 | But the National Communications Union believes BT will be forced to introduce compulsory redundancies for the first time this year because it will be unable to find enough volunteers . |