Example sentences of "[noun] take [noun] for the 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 | A number of countries which were suspected ( principally by the USA and other Western countries ) of developing chemical weapons-including Libya , Iraq and Syria-were among a total of 22 countries taking part for the first time in the committee 's deliberations since the opening of the spring session , albeit as observers . |
| 3 | The Bramham Three Day Event took place for the first time in 1974 . |
| 4 | By 1924 the party was recognisably the party of today ( McKibbin 1974 p 236 ) , and in a position to take power for the first time . |
| 5 | 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 . |