Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [noun sg] for [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spain and Portugal took part for the first time , having signed accession protocols on Nov. 14 , 1988 ( see pp. 36105-06 ; 36429 ) . |
| 2 | Cap Gemini Sogeti SA said turnover for the first quarter of 1993 fell 2.7% to the equivalent of $537m . |
| 3 | Two extreme right parties gained representation for the first time in their respective Länder , the Republicans ( led by Franz Schönhuber ) in Baden-Württemberg and the neo-Nazi German People 's Union ( DVU ) ( led by Gerhard Frey ) in Schleswig-Holstein . |
| 4 | In Land ( state ) elections on April 21 in Kohl 's home state , the Rhineland-Palatinate , the CDU lost power for the first time since 1949 . |
| 5 | Domestic consumption of grain overtook production for the first time . |
| 6 | When Chris Lewis replaced Malcolm , ball dominated bat for the first time in the match , with nothing to show for it . |
| 7 | The Bramham Three Day Event took place for the first time in 1974 . |
| 8 | The Gordon Bennett races made way for the first Grand Prix in 1906 when Szisz of Romania won the inaugural French Grand Prix at Le Mans . |
| 9 | In 1957 — 8 licence revenue from TV exceeded sound for the first time , and the following year TV expenditure overtook radio . |
| 10 | At a meeting on Washington on Feb. 9 climatologists reached agreement for the first time on the assessment of likely climatic effects of the increased burning of fossil fuels and deforestation . |
| 11 | Among other multilateral contacts , Albanian delegations took part for the first time in a range of regional meetings , including a conference of Mediterranean chambers of commerce in April and one on Mediterranean water sources in May . |