Example sentences of "[noun] for the first time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 2 | Of birds for the first time ever heard , |
| 3 | After moving to Grimsetter and Hatston respectively , this unit embarked aboard the carrier HMS Indefatigable , and in the period July 14 to 19 , 1944 , took its Fireflies into action for the first time when they supported FAA raids on the German battleship Tirpitz by attacking gun positions and two German naval vessels . |
| 4 | I experienced tears of real grief for the first time when my granny died . |
| 5 | Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner . |
| 6 | We can not win the Ryder Cup , the Curtis Cup , the Walker Cup in the United States for the first time again . |
| 7 | In the final RUGBY UNION : Middlesbrough Wasps reached the final of the North Yorkshire Trophy for the first time when they beat Rowntrees 11–6 at Acklam Park yesterday . |
| 8 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 9 | WREXHAM manager Brian Flynn has thrown down the gauntlet to much-travelled striker Howard Gayle , who trained at the Racecourse for the first time yesterday . |
| 10 | A further promotion will be run on the Pedigree Chum and Whiskas calendars which will be sold through pet shops and supermarkets for the first time ever . |
| 11 | The only thing these artists have in common is their gallery of origin the Bachelier-Cardonsky of Kent , Connecticut , USA which has sent their work for the first time ever to Paris where it can be seen at Gianna Sistu for a month . |
| 12 | Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times . |
| 13 | " While giving priority to peaceful means " , the European Council for the first time publicly declared that it did " not exclude the use of military means by the UN " . |
| 14 | Young people away from home for the first time also have to find the resources within themselves to create a pattern of living . |
| 15 | There was a heady scent of rosemary and thyme in the air , and she breathed it in , feeling strangely at peace for the first time in as long as she could remember . |
| 16 | The new synthetic pitch at the Jordanstown campus has attracted the prestigious tournament to Northern Ireland for the first time in over a decade , and the impressive facilities at the campus will be used together with the new pitch at Valley Leisure Centre . |
| 17 | An Irish audience saw the All Blacks for the first time when they trained at Donnybrook on Monday , and the first impression of Mick Quinn , the former international fly-half , was : ‘ The omens are not good . |
| 18 | To their credit the Springboks took a leaf out of the Wallaby book by holding their Friday training session before the test in a township for the first time ever . |
| 19 | This will liberate much needed space in one two one , and enable the Board to bring together its central administration in one place for the first time ever . |
| 20 | COLIN Montgomerie experienced the torture chamber of Baltusrol for the first time yesterday and insisted the time had come for Europe to demolish America 's stranglehold on the U.S. Open . |
| 21 | MIKE Watkinson 's pick ‘ n mix deliveries brought him ten wickets in a match for the first time yesterday as Lancashire thrashed Warwickshire by an innings and 25 runs at Edgbaston . |
| 22 | Wakefield soon took the lead for the first time when Conway 's towering kick bounced over the line for Mason to touch down near the posts . |
| 23 | Walter Kent , the American composer of The White Cliffs of Dover , visited the town for the first time yesterday and presented an original of the song manuscript to the district council , which will display it in the £14m ‘ White Cliffs Experience ’ due to open in 1991 . |
| 24 | All the rugby roads lead to Twickenham this weekend … where England are playing South Africa for the first time in over 20 years … |
| 25 | TWO North-East councillors came face to face in court for the first time yesterday over allegations that they assaulted each other . |
| 26 | It was rather like when he had gone to Paris for the first time when he was eighteen . |
| 27 | This form of arranged marriage , the ‘ minor marriage ’ , could be compared with a more common form of arranged marriage , the ‘ major marriage ’ , in which the partners met each other for the first time when they were adolescents . |
| 28 | The ambitious plans were revealed when the company threw open the doors of its showpiece development for the first time yesterday . |
| 29 | While finance director Henry Elstone said that the company grew by approximately 6.5% organically , the figures for the first time also include a full year 's contribution from ESD Distribution Ltd , which Farnell acquired in July 1991 for £61m . |
| 30 | Many congratulations to LLOYD COLE who became a father for the first time when his wife recently gave birth to a baby boy Billy , in New York . |