Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] for [art] first " in BNC.
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| 31 | In France the post of Secretary of State for War was given for the first time to a soldier ( the Maréchal de Belle-Isle ) in 1758 ; and in the second half of the century there was a slow but steady tendency for the most important officials concerned , the intendants d'armées and the contrôleurs des guerres , to be military men . |
| 32 | A night sitter was booked for the first night , with a home care aide to go in several times the following day . |
| 33 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 34 | Saxton was talking for the first time since being sent home from Barcelona for taking the drug Clenbuterol . |
| 35 | Rowledge First School is usually used as the polling station for Bucks Horn Oak voters , but the venue was changed for the first time this year to the Forestry Commission 's offices in Christmas Tree Yard . |
| 36 | A follow-up CSCE meeting was scheduled for the first week of September . |
| 37 | The annual meeting was attended for the first time by a Soviet delegation led by Viktor Gerashchenko in anticipation of full Soviet membership of the Fund and the Bank . |
| 38 | Jaq imagined arcane astromantic calculations and perversions of Tarot divination — conducted by Carnelian , the Tarot-sneak ? — before this planet was chosen for the first emergence of the entity . |
| 39 | The allegations broke on Tuesday as Jackson was preparing for the first of two concerts in Bangkok , the first stop in the Asian swing of his Dangerous world tour . |
| 40 | McKenzie was fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Ulster 's Dave McAuley . |
| 41 | Because of the increase in popularity of racing across the Atlantic , extensive coverage of NASCAR and CART championships are included for the first time . |
| 42 | The twenty-five dealers specialising in drawings and paintings are joined for the first time by Colnaghi who opened a small Paris branch in May and are keeping their exhibits a closely guarded secret . |
| 43 | Scottish prison officers are to strike for the first time in their history on November the fifth . |
| 44 | Here the Unionists were challenged for the first time in many years but the NILP shared the anti-Unionist vote with Independents , who polled 4.5 per cent in North and 2 per cent in Waterside . |
| 45 | The government showed its new military capabilities at the independence anniversary celebrations on Oct. 1 , 1989 , when Franco-German anti-tank missiles and French Mistral portable ground-to-air missiles were displayed for the first time . |
| 46 | This time an overseas crew from South Africa is competing for the first time . |
| 47 | As expected ( UX No 436 ) , Banyan Systems Inc has now signed with IBM Corp 's Advanced Workstation Division to put its Vines for Unix network operating system up on the RS/6000 family — availability is slated for the first quarter of next year . |
| 48 | Availability is pegged for the first quarter . |
| 49 | When this behaviour is seen for the first time , the owners may become seriously concerned , imagining that the cat is having some kind of fit or seizure . |
| 50 | ‘ This genuine shortage is occurring for the first time ever . |
| 51 | The emergency service was used for the first time on 17th . |
| 52 | At the summit the United Kingdom was represented for the first time by John Major , who had replaced Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on Nov. 28 [ see pp. 37839-40 ] . |
| 53 | The event was held for the first time at the new Purdysburn Hospital Equestrian Centre outside Belfast . |
| 54 | In effect , the two new superpowers came together to crush the great powers of yesteryear ; and the growing voice of Afro-Asia in world affairs was heeded for the first time . |
| 55 | Soccer : Border League Wormingford FC are looking for a first team manager for next season . |
| 56 | Thoughts of acquiring a complete rake of steam-compatible Mk 1s from BR were aired for the first time in 1977 . |
| 57 | Banana splits still solved acute hunger problems but gorgeous undies were forgotten for the first time . |
| 58 | Ranks were restored in the People 's Liberation Army as from Oct. 1 , 1988 , and 17 generals were appointed for the first time in 23 years [ for adoption by NPC in July 1988 of regulations re-introducing military ranks see p. 36104 ] . |
| 59 | With corporal punishment abolished as a judicially imposed sentence , and capital punishment diverted , at least for a time , to a committee room in Whitehall , the decks were cleared for the first real post-war scrutiny of penal policy and methods . |
| 60 | More than 500,000 people were voting for the first time . |