Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [prep] the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time . |
| 2 | On this occasion some of the Messerschmitts had carried bombs for the first time — not a new role for III/JG 27 , which had operated in this manner over the Balkans during the previous month . |
| 3 | We swopped experiences for the last time . |
| 4 | In August 1899 , Joseph revisited his Valley of Winding Waters for the first time in twenty-two years . |
| 5 | As one commentator noted wryly , there are more companies announcing Pentium-based machines then there are actual processors : a couple of dozen manufacturers spread their wares and Intel topped the whole thing off by announcing prices for the first time , and they are not cheap — 60MHz Pentiums cost $878 , while the 66MHz chip is $965 in quantities of 1,000 . |
| 6 | Guerrillas in Kashmir used rockets for the first time on June 19 , in an attack on two waterfront hotels in Srinagar which were being used as barracks by Indian security forces . |
| 7 | SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory . |
| 8 | Bully Boy 's owner , Ron Taylor , who is involved in various interests in Lambourn , admitted to having ‘ a nice punt ’ on the six-year-old , who was tackling fences for the first time . |
| 9 | Only three other deaf men became missioners for the first time in the 1920s , although some moved from one place to another like George Mackenzie . |
| 10 | I have already suggested that in speech we normally plan at the point of utterance and that is evidenced in those typical features of speech which appear so surprising and , indeed , shocking to people inspecting transcripts for the first time . |
| 11 | For Brundle , making his last appearance for the team , it was a bitter-sweet moment as he scored points for the 11th time in 12 races . |
| 12 | She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow . |
| 13 | THE Duke and Duchess of Kent became grandparents for the second time yesterday when the Earl of St Andrews and his wife had a baby girl . |
| 14 | The French authorities did something to safeguard communal property among their Moslem subjects in Algeria , even though Napoleon III ( in the Senatus-Consulte of 1863 ) found it inconceivable that individual property rights in land should not be established formally among the members of Moslem communities ‘ where possible and opportune ’ , a measure which actually had the effect of permitting Europeans for the first time to buy them out . |
| 15 | but it falls down in front of the unexpected , when you actually do see things for the first time . |
| 16 | In the 1950s , when the late Heinz Under was presenting Torontonians for the first time with the symphonies of Gustav Mahler in the York Concert Society series in Massey Hall , I will never forget the ecstatic moment , after a dozen tumultuous curtain calls at the end of the Resurrection Symphony , when the elderly maestro lifted the heavy score off the stand — and shook it as vigorously and as high as he was able , in homage to the great composer . |
| 17 | Shooting raises fear of sectarian bloodbath Cardinals on either side of the Irish Sea yesterday joined forces for the first time to condemn the IRA , reports Gary Duncan . |
| 18 | I remember some years ago being called by a man who told me he had just now heard things for the first time in the Beethoven Fifth . |
| 19 | The allegations , which coincided with the opening in October of a fatal accident inquiry into the Lockerbie air disaster [ see p. 37732 ] , raised questions for the first time about the widely held view that the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell of the PFLP-GC [ see pp. 37897-98 ] . |
| 20 | DOTING couple Alf and Jean Smith are on speaking terms for the first time in TEN YEARS . |
| 21 | You should read this section if you are installing FMS for the first time , or are not sure if you have sufficient global sections and global pages available . |
| 22 | According to Reuter , he is known on Wall Street for his prowess as a cost-cutter and an asset-seller , a reputation that is likely to cause consternation among IBM employees already facing lay-offs for the first time in the company 's history . |
| 23 | John Fairley , chairman of Grampian Property Partners , said : ‘ The plans to build homes for the first time is a significant move for housing co-operatives in the area and underlines our commitment to help meet the housing needs of people in Grampian . ’ |
| 24 | In Scotland , where such initiatives have been centrally funded by the Scottish Office , many hospitals have introduced phlebotomists for the first time . |
| 25 | The storm was just triggering memories of the last time they had been in a storm together . |
| 26 | McEvoy , 39 , is back on the amateur circuit after being chosen as England captain , and has been having lessons for the first time ‘ to stimulate my game . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ They are much smaller than I expected ’ is the usual remark from people seeing puffins for the first time . |
| 28 | Amanda Mares , the producer , might bear in mind that listeners hearing things for the first time need a second or two to focus . |
| 29 | This issue figured strongly in the election campaign , and appeared to benefit the Centre Party , which won seats for the first time . |
| 30 | Or suppose that I am eating escargots for the first time and can not bring myself to forget the disgustingly slimy look and feel of snails in the garden . |