Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun sg] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we launched our boat in Rangkul for the first time and motored towards the islands where the birds were said to nest , it was with considerable relief that we saw there were indeed geese , and they were on eggs . |
| 2 | The Military Training Act of 1939 effectively introduced conscription in peacetime for the first time in Britain 's history . |
| 3 | By approving Bevin 's statement the conference committed itself to accepting National Service in peacetime for the first time ever . |
| 4 | Labour Party members had taken part in government for the first time under the wartime coalition of Lloyd George and with the support of the party 's National Executive Committee . |
| 5 | WITH the two main floodlit tournaments in Junior Rugby just around the corner , many clubs are looking forward to the opportunity to sharpen their skills in preparation for the first batch of league matches . |
| 6 | For the Liberals , they gained an indirect foothold in government for the first time since 1931 in peacetime circumstances , and it flattered their self-esteem as a small third force to become part of the governing process . |
| 7 | As Bramley are already promoted to the Second , with Ryedale York and Workington doomed to the Third , the six clubs in contention for the First Division 's second relegation place are the only sides anticipating a nervous Easter . |
| 8 | When , for example , establishment actor Raymond Massey saw James Dean in action for the first time on the set of East of Eden , emitting as he did a stream of sexual and genital adjectives , Massey stormed off the set declaring , ‘ I have never experienced anything like this in my entire life . |
| 9 | The result is a bucking of current trends with the growth in spending outstripping rises in income for the first time in three years . |
| 10 | The article also states that the burden of proof that a standard term has been individually negotiated falls on the seller or supplier , but given the provisions set out in the previous paragraph , it is hard to see how this burden can ever be discharged , unless there has been an individual negotiation at which both parties actually discussed and wrote out the clause in question for the first time . |
| 11 | Rangers ' goalkeeper , who has a valid claim to the title of Britain 's best by his displays in Europe this season , has missed two matches in succession for the first time since joining the club from Hibs and will not train today . |
| 12 | ‘ We have lost two League games in succession for the first time since August . |
| 13 | However , there is a range of content and styles from international research names to the local teacher round the corner in print for the first time , which continually enliven and interest the reader . |
| 14 | He is under 13 stone in weight for the first time since his teens . |
| 15 | Mounds of legal documents were brought to the Court House in Whitminster for the first day of the case between B & Q and Gloucester City Council . |
| 16 | TWO North-East councillors came face to face in court for the first time yesterday over allegations that they assaulted each other . |
| 17 | We are rushing out this newsletter in time for the first summer festival , at Kings Heath Park . |
| 18 | Lawrence was uncertain whether Bernie Slaven would recover from a knee injury in time for the first Manchester United cup-tie . |
| 19 | But three minutes after the interval Leeds skipper Ellery Hanley took Schofield 's short pass to spin out of a tackle and go over for the try , goaled by Gallagher , which put Leeds in front for the first and only time in the game . |
| 20 | Madam may feel that having spent so much time in custody for the first offence that he has already suffered sufficient punishment , he 's been kept away from his girlfriend and children , and under those circumstances I would urge you Madam to take a lenient course of action , to make him the subject of a conditional discharge . |
| 21 | Where a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party is representing this party in parliament for the first time the above ( normal ) procedure shall be set in motion not earlier than eighteen months after his or her election as Member of Parliament . |
| 22 | He was only 21 when he answered the call : a young man from a comfortable background who only months earlier had taken an interest in politics for the first time . |