Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the war , reactors like the Windscale ‘ piles ’ — scene of the 1957 accident described in Chapter One — were designed to produce material for the first British nuclear bombs , and no expense was spared in developing the necessary technology . |
| 2 | Suddenly they seemed to notice Brenda for the first time . |
| 3 | One of Oxford 's two remaining women-only colleges has tonight decided to admit men for the first time in a hundred years . |
| 4 | Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time , it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer . |
| 5 | She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow . |
| 6 | If , when you have read the letter overleaf , you decide to accept responsibility for the first £50 of claims please fill in the boxes below . |
| 7 | SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory . |
| 8 | I turn to face Crilly for the first real time . |
| 9 | I wish to accept responsibility for the first £50 of all claims under Section 1 — Buildings of the above policy ( other than claims arising from Subsidence , where special conditions apply , or Fire or Property Owners Liability ) . |
| 10 | CCG will continue to provide services for the first year of operation and hopefully into the future . |
| 11 | Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance . |
| 12 | In June 1984 , small businesses were also required to provide security for the first time under the scheme , which obviously deterred many potential entrepreneurs and damaged the usefulness of the scheme . |